diff --git a/moderncv.cls b/moderncv.cls
index 1d73560..1caa391 100644
--- a/moderncv.cls
+++ b/moderncv.cls
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesClass{moderncv}[2013/02/09 v1.3.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter document class]
+\ProvidesClass{moderncv}[2013/04/29 v1.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter document class]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -84,17 +84,17 @@
 \RequirePackage{xcolor}
 
 % font loading
-%\RequirePackage{ifxetex,ifluatex}
-%\newif\ifxetexorluatex
-%\ifxetex
-%  \xetexorluatextrue
-%\else
-%  \ifluatex
-%    \xetexorluatextrue
-%  \else
-%    \xetexorluatexfalse
-%  \fi
-%\fi
+\RequirePackage{ifxetex,ifluatex}
+\newif\ifxetexorluatex
+\ifxetex
+  \xetexorluatextrue
+\else
+  \ifluatex
+    \xetexorluatextrue
+  \else
+    \xetexorluatexfalse
+  \fi
+\fi
 % automatic loading of latin modern fonts
 %\ifxetexorluatex
 %  \RequirePackage{fontspec}
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@
 % micro-typography (e.g., character protrusion, font expansion, hyphenatable letterspacing)
 \RequirePackage{microtype}
 
+% stack of key-value elements, used to save personal information
+\RequirePackage{moderncvcollection}
+
 % compatibility package with older versions of moderncv
 \RequirePackageWithOptions{moderncvcompatibility}
 
@@ -216,56 +219,86 @@
 %                overall design commands definitions
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 % elements
+%---------
 % defines one's name
 % usage: \name{<firstname>}{<lastname>}
 \newcommand*{\name}[2]{\def\@firstname{#1}\def\@lastname{#2}}
+
 % defines one's title (optional)
 % usage: \title{<title>}
 \renewcommand*{\title}[1]{\def\@title{#1}}
+
 % defines one's address (optional)
 % usage: \address{<street>}{<city>}{<country>}
 % where the <city> and <country> arguments can be omitted or provided empty
 \NewDocumentCommand{\address}{mG{}G{}}{\def\@addressstreet{#1}\def\@addresscity{#2}\def\@addresscountry{#3}}
-% adds a mobile/fixed/fax number to one's personal information (optional)
-% usage: \phone[<optional type>]{<number>}
-% where <optional type> should be either "mobile", "fixed" or "fax
-\RequirePackage{collection}
-\collectionnew{phones}
-\newcommand*{\phone}[2][fixed]{\collectionadd[#1]{phones}{#2}}
+
+% defines one's email (optional)
+% usage: \email{<email adress>}
 \newcommand*{\email}[1]{\def\@email{#1}}
+
 % defines one's home page (optional)
 % usage: \homepage{<url>}
 \newcommand*{\homepage}[1]{\def\@homepage{#1}}
+
+% adds a fixed/mobile/fax number to one's personal information (optional)
+% usage: \phone[<optional type>]{<number>}
+% where <optional type> should be either "fixed" (default), "mobile" or "fax
+\collectionnew{phones}
+\newcommand*{\phone}[2][fixed]{\collectionadd[#1]{phones}{#2}}
+
+% adds a social link to one's personal information (optional)
+% usage: \social[<optional type>][<optional url>]{<account name>}
+% where <optional type> should be either "linkedin", "twitter" or "github"
+\collectionnew{socials}
+\NewDocumentCommand{\social}{O{}O{}m}{%
+  \ifthenelse{\equal{#2}{}}%
+    {%
+      \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{linkedin}}{\collectionadd[linkedin]{socials}{\protect\httplink[#3]{www.linkedin.com/in/#3}}}{}%
+      \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{twitter}} {\collectionadd[twitter]{socials} {\protect\httplink[#3]{www.twitter.com/#3}}}    {}%
+      \ifthenelse{\equal{#1}{github}}  {\collectionadd[github]{socials}  {\protect\httplink[#3]{www.github.com/#3}}}     {}%
+    }
+    {\collectionadd[#1]{socials}{\protect\httplink[#3]{#2}}}}
+
 % defines additional personal information (optional)
 % usage: \extrainfo{<text>}
 \newcommand*{\extrainfo}[1]{\def\@extrainfo{#1}}
 
 % colors
+%-------
 \definecolor{color0}{rgb}{0,0,0}% main default color, normally left to black
-\definecolor{color1}{rgb}{0,0,0}% primary theme color
-\definecolor{color2}{rgb}{0,0,0}% secondary theme color
-\definecolor{color3}{rgb}{0,0,0}% tertiary theme color
+\definecolor{color1}{rgb}{0,0,0}% primary scheme color
+\definecolor{color2}{rgb}{0,0,0}% secondary scheme color
+\definecolor{color3}{rgb}{0,0,0}% tertiary scheme color
 
 % symbols
-%   itemize labels (the struts were added to correct inter-item spacing (works for single line items, until a solution is found for multi-line ones...)
-\newcommand*{\labelitemi}{\strut\textcolor{color1}{\large\rmfamily\textbullet}}% the \rmfamily is required to force Latin Modern fonts when using sans serif, as OMS/lmss/m/n is not defined and gets substituted by OMS/cmsy/m/n
-\newcommand*{\labelitemii}{\strut\textcolor{color1}{\large\bfseries-}}
-\newcommand*{\labelitemiii}{\strut\textcolor{color1}{\rmfamily\textperiodcentered}}% alternative: \textasteriskcentered; the \rmfamily is required to force Latin Modern fonts when using sans serif, as OMS/lmss/m/n is not defined and gets substituted by OMS/cmsy/m/n
-\newcommand*{\labelitemiv}{\labelitemiii}
-%   enumerate labels
-\renewcommand{\theenumi}{\@arabic\c@enumi}
-\renewcommand{\theenumii}{\@alph\c@enumii}
-\renewcommand{\theenumiii}{\@roman\c@enumiii}
-\renewcommand{\theenumiv}{\@Alph\c@enumiv}
-%   other symbols
-\newcommand*{\listitemsymbol}{\labelitemi~}
-\newcommand*{\addresssymbol}{}
-\newcommand*{\mobilephonesymbol}{}
-\newcommand*{\fixedphonesymbol}{}
-\newcommand*{\faxphonesymbol}{}
-\newcommand*{\emailsymbol}{}
-\newcommand*{\homepagesymbol}{}
-
+%--------
+% itemize labels (the struts were added to correct inter-item spacing (works for single line items, until a solution is found for multi-line ones...)
+\newcommand*{\labelitemi}          {\strut\textcolor{color1}{\large\rmfamily\textbullet}}% the \rmfamily is required to force Latin Modern fonts when using sans serif, as OMS/lmss/m/n is not defined and gets substituted by OMS/cmsy/m/n
+\newcommand*{\labelitemii}         {\strut\textcolor{color1}{\large\bfseries-}}
+\newcommand*{\labelitemiii}        {\strut\textcolor{color1}{\rmfamily\textperiodcentered}}% alternative: \textasteriskcentered; the \rmfamily is required to force Latin Modern fonts when using sans serif, as OMS/lmss/m/n is not defined and gets substituted by OMS/cmsy/m/n
+\newcommand*{\labelitemiv}         {\labelitemiii}
+
+% enumerate labels
+\renewcommand{\theenumi}           {\@arabic\c@enumi}
+\renewcommand{\theenumii}          {\@alph\c@enumii}
+\renewcommand{\theenumiii}         {\@roman\c@enumiii}
+\renewcommand{\theenumiv}          {\@Alph\c@enumiv}
+
+% other symbols
+\newcommand*{\listitemsymbol}      {\labelitemi~}
+\newcommand*{\addresssymbol}       {}
+\newcommand*{\mobilephonesymbol}   {}
+\newcommand*{\fixedphonesymbol}    {}
+\newcommand*{\faxphonesymbol}      {}
+\newcommand*{\emailsymbol}         {}
+\newcommand*{\homepagesymbol}      {}
+\newcommand*{\linkedinsocialsymbol}{}
+\newcommand*{\twittersocialsymbol} {}
+\newcommand*{\githubsocialsymbol}  {}
+
+% other
+%------
 % fonts
 \AtBeginDocument{\normalfont\color{color0}}
 
@@ -466,8 +499,9 @@
     \cvitem{}{%
       \begin{tabular}{\cvcolumns@def}%
         \if@cvcolumns@head@empty\else%
-          \cvcolumns@head\\[-.8em]%
-          {\color{color1}\rule{\maincolumnwidth}{.25pt}}\\\fi%
+          \cvcolumns@head%\\[-.8em]%
+%          {\color{color1}\rule{\maincolumnwidth}{.25pt}}%
+          \\\fi%
         \cvcolumns@content%
       \end{tabular}}}
 
diff --git a/moderncvcollection.sty b/moderncvcollection.sty
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d0fb9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/moderncvcollection.sty
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+%% start of file `moderncvcollection.sty'.
+%% Copyright 2013-2013 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com).
+%
+% This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
+% conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
+% available at http://www.latex-project.org/lppl/.
+
+
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%                identification
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcollection}[2013/04/29 v1.5.1 moderncv collections]
+
+
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%                requirements
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+\RequirePackage{ifthen}
+
+
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%                code
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+% creates a new collection
+% usage: \collectionnew{<collection name>}
+\newcommand*{\collectionnew}[1]{%
+  \newcounter{collection@#1@count}}
+
+% adds an item to a collection
+% usage: \collectionadd[<optional key>]{<collection name>}{<item to add>}
+\newcommand*{\collectionadd}[3][]{%
+  \expandafter\def\csname collection@#2@item\roman{collection@#2@count}\endcsname{#3}%
+  \if\relax\noexpand#1\relax% if #1 is empty
+    \else\expandafter\def\csname collection@#2@key\roman{collection@#2@count}\endcsname{#1}\fi%
+  \stepcounter{collection@#2@count}}
+
+% returns the number of items in a collection
+% usage: \collectioncount{<collection name>}
+\newcommand*{\collectioncount}[1]{%
+  \value{collection@#1@count}}
+
+% gets an item from a collection
+% usage: \collectiongetitem{<collection name>}{<element id>}
+% where <element id> is an integer between 0 and (collectioncount-1)
+\newcommand*{\collectiongetitem}[2]{%
+  \csname collection@#1@item\romannumeral #2\endcsname}
+
+% gets a key from a collection
+% usage: \collectiongetkey{<collection name>}{<element id>}
+% where <element id> is an integer between 0 and (collectioncount-1)
+\newcommand*{\collectiongetkey}[2]{%
+  \csname collection@#1@key\romannumeral #2\endcsname}
+
+% loops through a collection and perform the given operation on every element
+% usage: \collectionloop{<collection name>}{<operation sequence>}
+% where <operation sequence> is the code sequence to be evaluated for each collection item,
+%   code which can refer to \collectionloopid, \collectionloopkey, \collectionloopitem and
+%   \collectionloopbreak
+\newcounter{collection@iterator}
+\newcommand*{\collectionloopbreak}{\let\iterate\relax}
+\newcommand*{\collectionloop}[2]{%
+  \setcounter{collection@iterator}{0}%
+  \loop\ifnum\value{collection@iterator}<\value{collection@#1@count}%
+    \def\collectionloopid{\arabic{collection@iterator}}%
+    \def\collectionloopitem{\collectiongetitem{#1}{\collectionloopid}}%
+    \def\collectionloopkey{\collectiongetkey{#1}{\collectionloopid}}%
+    #2%
+    \stepcounter{collection@iterator}%
+    \repeat}
+
+% loops through a collection and finds the (first) element matching the given key
+% usage: \collectionfindbykey{<collection name>}{key>}
+\newcommand*{\collectionfindbykey}[2]{%
+  \collectionloop{#1}{%
+    \ifthenelse{\equal{\collectionloopkey}{#2}}{\collectionloopitem\collectionloopbreak}{}}}
+
+
+\endinput
+
+
+%% end of file `moderncvcollection.cls'.
diff --git a/moderncvcolorblack.sty b/moderncvcolorblack.sty
index 3a6e147..2716c6d 100644
--- a/moderncvcolorblack.sty
+++ b/moderncvcolorblack.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorblack}[2013/02/09 v1.3.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: black]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorblack}[2013/04/29 v1.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: black]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvcolorblue.sty b/moderncvcolorblue.sty
index 7b949c7..37741a0 100644
--- a/moderncvcolorblue.sty
+++ b/moderncvcolorblue.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorblue}[2013/02/09 v1.3.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: blue]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorblue}[2013/04/29 v1.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: blue]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvcolorgreen.sty b/moderncvcolorgreen.sty
index 4de7f84..fa5e9ba 100644
--- a/moderncvcolorgreen.sty
+++ b/moderncvcolorgreen.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorgreen}[2013/02/09 v1.3.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: green]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorgreen}[2013/04/29 v1.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: green]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvcolorgrey.sty b/moderncvcolorgrey.sty
index 9018726..1a5e793 100644
--- a/moderncvcolorgrey.sty
+++ b/moderncvcolorgrey.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorgrey}[2013/02/09 v1.3.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: grey]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorgrey}[2013/04/29 v1.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: grey]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvcolororange.sty b/moderncvcolororange.sty
index 134ae24..4c5ab8b 100644
--- a/moderncvcolororange.sty
+++ b/moderncvcolororange.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolororange}[2013/02/09 v1.3.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: orange]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolororange}[2013/04/29 v1.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: orange]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvcolorpurple.sty b/moderncvcolorpurple.sty
index d3dc534..7355e21 100644
--- a/moderncvcolorpurple.sty
+++ b/moderncvcolorpurple.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorpurple}[2013/02/09 v1.3.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: purple]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorpurple}[2013/04/29 v1.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: purple]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvcolorred.sty b/moderncvcolorred.sty
index 6811819..9ae5715 100644
--- a/moderncvcolorred.sty
+++ b/moderncvcolorred.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorred}[2013/02/09 v1.3.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: red]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcolorred}[2013/04/29 v1.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter color scheme: red]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvcompatibility.sty b/moderncvcompatibility.sty
index 1fc53f2..0ca5259 100644
--- a/moderncvcompatibility.sty
+++ b/moderncvcompatibility.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcompatibility}[2013/02/09 v1.3.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter compatibility patches]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvcompatibility}[2013/04/29 v1.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter compatibility patches]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvdebugtools.sty b/moderncvdebugtools.sty
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..937cdaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/moderncvdebugtools.sty
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+%% start of file `moderncvdebugtools.sty'.
+%% Copyright 2013-2013 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com).
+%
+% This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
+% conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
+% available at http://www.latex-project.org/lppl/.
+
+
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%                identification
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvdebugtools}[2013/04/29 v1.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter debug tools]
+
+
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%                required packages
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+\RequirePackage{tikz}
+
+
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%                debug tools
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+% code of \tracedebugvrule and \tracedebughrule provided by Gonzalo Medina on TeX.SX (cfr tex.stackexchange.com/a/110805/10102)
+\newcounter{debugrule}
+\pgfdeclarelayer{background}
+\pgfsetlayers{background,main}
+
+\DeclareDocumentCommand{\tracedebugvrule}{oO{0pt}}{%
+  \stepcounter{debugrule}%
+  \begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture,overlay]
+    \begin{pgfonlayer}{background}
+      \coordinate (a\thedebugrule);
+      \draw[red,thin,#1] 
+        ([xshift=#2]a\thedebugrule|-current page.north) -- ([xshift=#2]a\thedebugrule|-current page.south);
+    \end{pgfonlayer}
+  \end{tikzpicture}}
+
+\DeclareDocumentCommand{\tracedebughrule}{oO{0pt}}{%
+  \stepcounter{debugrule}%
+  \begin{tikzpicture}[remember picture,overlay]
+    \begin{pgfonlayer}{background}
+    \coordinate (b\thedebugrule);
+      \draw[red,thin,#1] 
+       ([yshift=#2]b\thedebugrule-|current page.west) -- ([yshift=#2]b\thedebugrule-|current page.east);
+    \end{pgfonlayer}
+  \end{tikzpicture}}
+
+
+\endinput
+
+
+%% end of file `moderncvdebugtools.sty'.
diff --git a/moderncviconsawesome.sty b/moderncviconsawesome.sty
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4ee322
--- /dev/null
+++ b/moderncviconsawesome.sty
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+%% start of file `moderncviconsmarvosym.sty'.
+%% Copyright 2013-2013 Xavier Danaux (xdanaux@gmail.com).
+%
+% This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
+% conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License version 1.3c,
+% available at http://www.latex-project.org/lppl/.
+
+
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%                identification
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncviconsawesome}[2013/04/29 v1.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter icons: awesome]
+% XeTeX or LuaTeX is needed to be able to use fontspec and fontawesome
+\ifxetexorluatex
+
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%                required packages
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+% Font Awesome font
+\RequirePackage{fontawesome}
+
+
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%                symbols definition
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+\renewcommand*{\labelitemi}          {\strut\textcolor{color1}{\tiny\faCircleBlank}}
+%\renewcommand*{\labelitemii}         {\strut\textcolor{color1}{\large\bfseries-}}            % no change from default in moderncv.cls
+%\renewcommand*{\labelitemiii}        {\strut\textcolor{color1}{\rmfamily\textperiodcentered}}% no change from default in moderncv.cls
+%\renewcommand*{\labelitemiv}         {\labelitemiii}                                         % no change from default in moderncv.cls
+
+\renewcommand*{\addresssymbol}       {}
+\renewcommand*{\mobilephonesymbol}   {{\Large\faMobilePhone}~}
+\renewcommand*{\fixedphonesymbol}    {\faPhone~}
+\renewcommand*{\faxphonesymbol}      {\faPrint~}              % alternative: \faFileAlt
+\renewcommand*{\emailsymbol}         {\faEnvelope~}           % alternative: \faInbox
+\renewcommand*{\homepagesymbol}      {\faGlobe~}              % alternative: \faHome
+\renewcommand*{\linkedinsocialsymbol}{\faLinkedinSign~}       % alternative: \faLinkedin
+\renewcommand*{\twittersocialsymbol} {\faTwitter~}
+\renewcommand*{\githubsocialsymbol}  {\faGithub~}
+
+
+% if XeTeX or LuaTeX is not used, load the marvosym icon set instead
+\else
+  \typeout{WARNING: to use the awesome icon set, please use XeTeX or LuaTeX to compile your document; switching to the marvosym icon set.}
+  \RequirePackage{moderncviconsmarvosym}
+\fi
+\endinput
+
+
+%% end of file `moderncviconsmarvosym.sty'.
diff --git a/moderncviconsletters.sty b/moderncviconsletters.sty
index 0a4e286..ed9596a 100644
--- a/moderncviconsletters.sty
+++ b/moderncviconsletters.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncviconsmarvosym}[2013/02/09 v1.3.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter icons: letters]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncviconsmarvosym}[2013/04/29 v1.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter icons: letters]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -29,19 +29,22 @@
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %                symbols definition
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-\renewcommand*{\labelitemi}{\strut\textcolor{color1}{\marvosymbol{123}}}% equivalent to \Neutral from marvosym package; alternative: \fontencoding{U}\fontfamily{ding}\selectfont\tiny\symbol{'102}
-%\renewcommand*{\labelitemii}{\strut\textcolor{color1}{\large\bfseries-}}% no change from default in moderncv.cls
-%\renewcommand*{\labelitemiii}{\strut\textcolor{color1}{\rmfamily\textperiodcentered}}% no change from default in moderncv.cls
-%\renewcommand*{\labelitemiv}{\labelitemiii}% no change from default in moderncv.cls
-
-\renewcommand*{\addresssymbol}{}
-\renewcommand*{\mobilephonesymbol}{\textbf{M}~}
-\renewcommand*{\fixedphonesymbol}{\textbf{T}~}
-\renewcommand*{\faxphonesymbol}{\textbf{F}~}
-\renewcommand*{\emailsymbol}{\textbf{E}~}
-\renewcommand*{\homepagesymbol}{}
-
-\renewcommand*{\listitemsymbol}{\labelitemi~}
+\renewcommand*{\labelitemi}          {\strut\textcolor{color1}{\marvosymbol{123}}}            % equivalent to \Neutral from marvosym package; alternative: \fontencoding{U}\fontfamily{ding}\selectfont\tiny\symbol{'102}
+%\renewcommand*{\labelitemii}         {\strut\textcolor{color1}{\large\bfseries-}}            % no change from default in moderncv.cls
+%\renewcommand*{\labelitemiii}        {\strut\textcolor{color1}{\rmfamily\textperiodcentered}}% no change from default in moderncv.cls
+%\renewcommand*{\labelitemiv}         {\labelitemiii}                                         % no change from default in moderncv.cls
+
+\renewcommand*{\addresssymbol}       {}
+\renewcommand*{\mobilephonesymbol}   {\hbox to 1.1em{\textbf{M}}~}% 1em is the width of the M capital in most fonts
+\renewcommand*{\fixedphonesymbol}    {\hbox to 1.1em{\textbf{T}}~}
+\renewcommand*{\faxphonesymbol}      {\hbox to 1.1em{\textbf{F}}~}
+\renewcommand*{\emailsymbol}         {\hbox to 1.1em{\textbf{E}}~}
+\renewcommand*{\homepagesymbol}      {\hbox to 1.1em{\textbf{W}}~}
+\renewcommand*{\linkedinsocialsymbol}{\hbox to 1.1em{\textbf{in}}~}
+\renewcommand*{\twittersocialsymbol} {\hbox to 1.1em{\textbf{tw}}~}
+\renewcommand*{\githubsocialsymbol}  {\hbox to 1.1em{\textbf{gh}}~}
+
+\renewcommand*{\listitemsymbol}      {\labelitemi~}
 
 
 \endinput
diff --git a/moderncviconsmarvosym.sty b/moderncviconsmarvosym.sty
index eb1b1ec..8c15481 100644
--- a/moderncviconsmarvosym.sty
+++ b/moderncviconsmarvosym.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncviconsmarvosym}[2013/02/09 v1.3.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter icons: marvosym]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncviconsmarvosym}[2013/04/29 v1.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter icons: marvosym]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -25,21 +25,203 @@
   \renewcommand*{\marvosymbol}[1]{{\fontfamily{mvs}\fontencoding{U}\fontseries{m}\fontshape{n}\selectfont\char#1}}
 %\fi
 
+% tikz drawings
+\RequirePackage{tikz}
+
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %                symbols definition
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-\renewcommand*{\labelitemi}{\strut\textcolor{color1}{\marvosymbol{123}}}% equivalent to \Neutral from marvosym package; alternative: \fontencoding{U}\fontfamily{ding}\selectfont\tiny\symbol{'102}
-%\renewcommand*{\labelitemii}{\strut\textcolor{color1}{\large\bfseries-}}% no change from default in moderncv.cls
-%\renewcommand*{\labelitemiii}{\strut\textcolor{color1}{\rmfamily\textperiodcentered}}% no change from default in moderncv.cls
-%\renewcommand*{\labelitemiv}{\labelitemiii}% no change from default in moderncv.cls
-
-\renewcommand*{\addresssymbol}{}
-\renewcommand*{\mobilephonesymbol}{\marvosymbol{72}~}
-\renewcommand*{\fixedphonesymbol}{\marvosymbol{84}~}
-\renewcommand*{\faxphonesymbol}{\marvosymbol{117}~}
-\renewcommand*{\emailsymbol}{\marvosymbol{66}~}
-\renewcommand*{\homepagesymbol}{{\Large\marvosymbol{205}}~}
+\renewcommand*{\labelitemi}          {\strut\textcolor{color1}{\marvosymbol{123}}}            % equivalent to \Neutral from marvosym package; alternative: \fontencoding{U}\fontfamily{ding}\selectfont\tiny\symbol{'102}
+%\renewcommand*{\labelitemii}         {\strut\textcolor{color1}{\large\bfseries-}}            % no change from default in moderncv.cls
+%\renewcommand*{\labelitemiii}        {\strut\textcolor{color1}{\rmfamily\textperiodcentered}}% no change from default in moderncv.cls
+%\renewcommand*{\labelitemiv}         {\labelitemiii}                                         % no change from default in moderncv.cls
+
+\renewcommand*{\addresssymbol}       {}
+\renewcommand*{\mobilephonesymbol}   {\marvosymbol{72}~}
+\renewcommand*{\fixedphonesymbol}    {\marvosymbol{84}~}
+\renewcommand*{\faxphonesymbol}      {\marvosymbol{117}~}
+\renewcommand*{\emailsymbol}         {\marvosymbol{66}~}
+\renewcommand*{\homepagesymbol}      {{\Large\marvosymbol{205}}~}
+\renewcommand*{\linkedinsocialsymbol}{%
+  \protect\raisebox{-0.165em}{%
+    \protect\begin{tikzpicture}[x=0.08em, y=0.08em, xscale=0.25, yscale=-0.25, inner sep=0pt, outer sep=0pt]
+      \protect\begin{scope}[cm={{0.60,0.0,0.0,0.60,(346.39,123.07)}}]
+        \protect\path[fill=color2]
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+          (372,264) -- (372,210) .. controls (372,205) and (376,202) ..
+          (381,202) -- cycle;
+        \protect\begin{scope}[xscale=0.98, yscale=1.02, fill=white]
+          \protect\path[fill=white]
+            (403,253) -- (403,224) -- (394,224) -- (394,253) --
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+            (398,211) -- cycle;
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+            (410,233) -- cycle;
+        \protect\end{scope}%
+      \protect\end{scope}%
+    \protect\end{tikzpicture}}%
+  ~}
+\renewcommand*{\twittersocialsymbol} {%
+  \protect\raisebox{0em}{%
+    \protect\begin{tikzpicture}[x=0.08em, y=0.08em, xscale=0.005, yscale=-0.005, inner sep=0pt, outer sep=0pt]
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+        (1795, 405) .. controls (1875, 347) and (1945, 275) ..
+        (2000, 192);
+    \protect\end{tikzpicture}}%
+  ~}
+\renewcommand*{\githubsocialsymbol}  {%
+  \protect\raisebox{-0.15em}{%
+    \protect\begin{tikzpicture}[x=0.08em, y=0.08em, xscale=0.25, yscale=-0.25, inner sep=0pt, outer sep=0pt]
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+        \protect\path[fill=color2]
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+          (117, 60) -- cycle;
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+          (117, 60) -- cycle;
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+    \protect\end{tikzpicture}}%
+  ~}
 
 
 \endinput
diff --git a/moderncvstylebanking.sty b/moderncvstylebanking.sty
index fb0b70f..c49e6e3 100644
--- a/moderncvstylebanking.sty
+++ b/moderncvstylebanking.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstylebanking}[2013/02/09 v1.3.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter style scheme: banking]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstylebanking}[2013/04/29 v1.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter style scheme: banking]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 %\fi
 
 % symbols
-\moderncvicons{marvosym}
+\moderncvicons{awesome}
 
 % commands
 \newcommand*{\maketitlesymbol}{%
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@
       \addtomaketitle{\csname\collectionloopkey phonesymbol\endcsname\collectionloopitem}}%
     \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\addtomaketitle{\emailsymbol\emaillink{\@email}}}%
     \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@homepage}}{}{\addtomaketitle{\homepagesymbol\httplink{\@homepage}}}%
+    \collectionloop{socials}{% the key holds the social type (=symbol command prefix), the item holds the link
+      \addtomaketitle{\csname\collectionloopkey socialsymbol\endcsname\collectionloopitem}}%
     \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@extrainfo}}{}{\addtomaketitle{\@extrainfo}}%
     \flushmaketitle}\\[2.5em]}% need to force a \par after this to avoid weird spacing bug at the first section if no blank line is left after \maketitle
 
diff --git a/moderncvstylecasual.sty b/moderncvstylecasual.sty
index 1bbe956..660f70f 100644
--- a/moderncvstylecasual.sty
+++ b/moderncvstylecasual.sty
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstylecasual}[2013/02/09 v1.3.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter style scheme: casual]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstylecasual}[2013/04/29 v1.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter style scheme: casual]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %                required packages
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \RequirePackage{moderncvstyleclassic}
+\moderncvicons{awesome}
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@
       \parbox[b]{\footerwidth}{%
         \centering%
         \color{color2}\addressfont%
+        \vspace{\baselineskip}% forces a white line to ensure space between main text and footer (as footer height can't be known in advance)
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@addressstreet}}{}{\addtofooter[]{\addresssymbol\@addressstreet}%
           \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscity}{}}{}{\addtofooter[~--~]{\@addresscity}}% if \addresstreet is defined, \addresscity and \addresscountry will always be defined but could be empty
           \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscountry}{}}{}{\addtofooter[~--~]{\@addresscountry}}%
@@ -111,6 +113,8 @@
           \addtofooter{\csname\collectionloopkey phonesymbol\endcsname\collectionloopitem}}%
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\addtofooter{\emailsymbol\emaillink{\@email}}}%
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@homepage}}{}{\addtofooter{\homepagesymbol\httplink{\@homepage}}}%
+        \collectionloop{socials}{% the key holds the social type (=symbol command prefix), the item holds the link
+          \addtofooter{\csname\collectionloopkey socialsymbol\endcsname\collectionloopitem}}%
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@extrainfo}}{}{\addtofooter{\@extrainfo}}%
         \ifthenelse{\lengthtest{\footerboxwidth=0pt}}{}{\flushfooter}% the lengthtest is required to avoid flushing an empty footer, which could cause a blank line due to the \\ after the address, if no other personal info is used
         }}}%
@@ -150,6 +154,7 @@
       \parbox[b]{\footerwidth}{%
         \centering%
         \addressfont\color{color2}%
+        \vspace{\baselineskip}% forces a white line to ensure space between main text and footer (as footer height can't be known in advance)
         \vspace{-\baselineskip}% to cancel out the extra vertical space taken by the name (below) and ensure perfect alignment of letter and cv footers
         \strut{\bfseries\upshape\@firstname~\@lastname}\\% the \strut is required to ensure the line is exactly \baselineskip tall
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@addressstreet}}{}{\addtofooter[]{\addresssymbol\@addressstreet}%
@@ -160,6 +165,8 @@
           \addtofooter{\csname\collectionloopkey phonesymbol\endcsname\collectionloopitem}}%
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\addtofooter{\emailsymbol\emaillink{\@email}}}%
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@homepage}}{}{\addtofooter{\homepagesymbol\httplink{\@homepage}}}%
+        \collectionloop{socials}{% the key holds the social type (=symbol command prefix), the item holds the link
+          \addtofooter{\csname\collectionloopkey socialsymbol\endcsname\collectionloopitem}}%
         \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@extrainfo}}{}{\addtofooter{\@extrainfo}}%
         \ifthenelse{\lengthtest{\footerboxwidth=0pt}}{}{\flushfooter}% the lengthtest is required to avoid flushing an empty footer, which could cause a blank line due to the \\ after the address, if no other personal info is used
         }}}%
diff --git a/moderncvstyleclassic.sty b/moderncvstyleclassic.sty
index 3a879fb..6e26240 100644
--- a/moderncvstyleclassic.sty
+++ b/moderncvstyleclassic.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstyleclassic}[2013/02/09 v1.3.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter style scheme: classic]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstyleclassic}[2013/04/29 v1.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter style scheme: classic]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@
   \def\phonesdetails{}%
   \collectionloop{phones}{% the key holds the phone type (=symbol command prefix), the item holds the number
     \protected@edef\phonesdetails{\phonesdetails\protect\makenewline\csname\collectionloopkey phonesymbol\endcsname\collectionloopitem}}%
+  \def\socialsdetails{}%
+  \collectionloop{socials}{% the key holds the social type (=symbol command prefix), the item holds the link
+    \protected@edef\socialsdetails{\socialsdetails\protect\makenewline\csname\collectionloopkey socialsymbol\endcsname\collectionloopitem}}%
   \newbox{\makecvtitledetailsbox}%
   \savebox{\makecvtitledetailsbox}{%
     \addressfont\color{color2}%
@@ -104,9 +107,10 @@
       \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@addressstreet}}{}{\makenewline\addresssymbol\@addressstreet%
         \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscity}{}}{}{\makenewline\@addresscity}% if \addresstreet is defined, \addresscity and addresscountry will always be defined but could be empty
         \ifthenelse{\equal{\@addresscountry}{}}{}{\makenewline\@addresscountry}}%
-      \phonesdetails% needed to be pre-rendered as loops and tabulars seem to conflict
+      \phonesdetails% needs to be pre-rendered as loops and tabulars seem to conflict
       \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\makenewline\emailsymbol\emaillink{\@email}}%
       \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@homepage}}{}{\makenewline\homepagesymbol\httplink{\@homepage}}%
+      \socialsdetails% needs to be pre-rendered as loops and tabulars seem to conflict
       \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@extrainfo}}{}{\makenewline\@extrainfo}%
     \end{tabular}
   }%
diff --git a/moderncvstyleempty.sty b/moderncvstyleempty.sty
index 8593246..2012fb0 100644
--- a/moderncvstyleempty.sty
+++ b/moderncvstyleempty.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstyleempty}[2013/02/09 v1.3.0 modern curriculum vitae scheme: empty]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstyleempty}[2013/04/29 v1.5.1 modern curriculum vitae scheme: empty]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/moderncvstyleoldstyle.sty b/moderncvstyleoldstyle.sty
index ff732f4..29131d4 100644
--- a/moderncvstyleoldstyle.sty
+++ b/moderncvstyleoldstyle.sty
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %                identification
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstyleoldstyle}[2013/02/09 v1.3.0 modern curriculum vitae and letter style scheme: oldstyle]
+\ProvidesPackage{moderncvstyleoldstyle}[2013/04/29 v1.5.1 modern curriculum vitae and letter style scheme: oldstyle]
 
 
 %-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@
       \makenewline\csname\collectionloopkey phonesymbol\endcsname\collectionloopitem}%
     \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\makenewline\emailsymbol\emaillink{\@email}}%
     \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@homepage}}{}{\makenewline\homepagesymbol\httplink{\@homepage}}%
+    \collectionloop{socials}{% the key holds the social type (=symbol command prefix), the item holds the link
+      \makenewline\csname\collectionloopkey socialsymbol\endcsname\collectionloopitem}%
     \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@extrainfo}}{}{\makenewline\@extrainfo}}}
 
 \RenewDocumentCommand{\section}{sm}{%
@@ -286,6 +288,8 @@
         \makenewline\csname\collectionloopkey phonesymbol\endcsname\collectionloopitem}%
       \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@email}}{}{\makenewline\emailsymbol\emaillink{\@email}}%
       \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@homepage}}{}{\makenewline\homepagesymbol\httplink{\@homepage}}%
+      \collectionloop{socials}{% the key holds the social type (=symbol command prefix), the item holds the link
+        \makenewline\csname\collectionloopkey socialsymbol\endcsname\collectionloopitem}%
       \ifthenelse{\isundefined{\@extrainfo}}{}{\makenewline\@extrainfo}}}%
   % ensure no extra spacing after \makelettertitle due to a possible blank line
 %  \ignorespacesafterend% not working
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