diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index a72e420..a1fc694 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ gem 'turbolinks'
 gem 'jbuilder', '~> 2.0'
 # bundle exec rake doc:rails generates the API under doc/api.
 gem 'sdoc', '~> 0.4.0', group: :doc
-
+# Use httparty to communicate with twitter and github APIs
+gem 'httparty'
 # Use ActiveModel has_secure_password
 # gem 'bcrypt', '~> 3.1.7'
 
@@ -42,4 +43,3 @@ group :development, :test do
   # Spring speeds up development by keeping your application running in the background. Read more: https://github.com/rails/spring
   gem 'spring'
 end
-
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index bd152e6..5d03bb0 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ GEM
     globalid (0.3.6)
       activesupport (>= 4.1.0)
     i18n (0.7.0)
+    httparty (~> 0.13.7)
     jbuilder (2.3.1)
       activesupport (>= 3.0.0, < 5)
       multi_json (~> 1.2)
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ PLATFORMS
 DEPENDENCIES
   byebug
   coffee-rails (~> 4.1.0)
+  httparty (~> 0.13.7)
   jbuilder (~> 2.0)
   jquery-rails
   pg