diff --git a/convore/client.py b/convore/client.py
index a80f6d0..7d14cac 100644
--- a/convore/client.py
+++ b/convore/client.py
@@ -97,20 +97,27 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 	username, password = sys.argv[1:3]
 	client = ConvoreClient(username, password)
 	#client.verify()
-	#for group in client.groups():
-	#	print group
 
-	group = client.group_by_id(group_id=3011)
-	print group
+	for group in client.groups():
+		print group
+		print repr(group)
+
+	#group_id = 3011
+	group_id = group.id
+
+	group = client.group_by_id(group_id)
 	for topic in client.topics(group):
 		print topic
+		print repr(topic)
 	
-	topic = client.topic_by_id(5068)
+	#topic_id = 5068
+	topic_id = topic.id
+
+	topic = client.topic_by_id(topic_id)
 	for message in client.messages(topic):
 		print message
+		print repr(message)
 
 	#for message in client.live():
 	#	print message
-
-		
 		
diff --git a/convore/group.py b/convore/group.py
index b286b01..c189bf8 100644
--- a/convore/group.py
+++ b/convore/group.py
@@ -20,10 +20,13 @@ class ConvoreGroup(object):
         self.id            = g['id']
 
     def __str__(self):
+        return "<ConvoreGroup id='%s'>" % self.id
+
+    def __repr__(self):
         return ",".join(map(str,(
                     self.members_count,
                     self.name,
-                    "(%s)" % self.creator,
+                    self.creator,
                     self.url,
                     self.slug,
                     self.date_latest_message,
@@ -51,3 +54,4 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     group = ConvoreGroup(g)
     print group
+    print repr(group)
diff --git a/convore/live.py b/convore/live.py
index 626076c..390135b 100644
--- a/convore/live.py
+++ b/convore/live.py
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@ class ConvoreLiveMessage(object):
         self._id       = m['_id']
         
     def __str__(self):
+        return "<ConvoreLiveMessage _id='%s'>" % self._id
+
+    def __repr__(self):
         return ",".join(map(str,(
                     self.kind,
                     self.group_ids,
-                    "(%s)" % self.user,
+                    self.user,
                     self._ts,
                     self._id,
                     )))
@@ -37,3 +40,4 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     message = ConvoreLiveMessage(m)
     print message
+    print repr(message)
diff --git a/convore/message.py b/convore/message.py
index e244e4c..d5e2912 100644
--- a/convore/message.py
+++ b/convore/message.py
@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@ class ConvoreMessage(object):
         self.id            = m['id']
         
     def __str__(self):
+        return "<ConvoreMessage id='%s'>" % self.id
+
+    def __repr__(self):
         return ",".join(map(str,(
                     self.date_created,
                     self.message,
-                    "(%s)" % self.user,
+                    self.user,
                     self.id,
                     )))
diff --git a/convore/topic.py b/convore/topic.py
index f275452..f55c3c3 100644
--- a/convore/topic.py
+++ b/convore/topic.py
@@ -19,9 +19,12 @@ class ConvoreTopic(object):
         self.id            = t['id']
 
     def __str__(self):
+        return "<ConvoreTopic id='%s'>" % self.id
+
+    def __repr__(self):
         return ",".join(map(str,(
                     self.name,
-                    "(%s)" % self.creator,
+                    self.creator,
                     self.url,
                     self.slug,
                     self.date_latest_message,
diff --git a/convore/user.py b/convore/user.py
index aad6599..c5dc232 100644
--- a/convore/user.py
+++ b/convore/user.py
@@ -12,9 +12,22 @@ class ConvoreUser(object):
         self.id       = u['id']
         self.img      = u['img']
 
-    def __str__ (self):
+    def __str__(self):
+        return "<ConvoreUser id='%s'>" % self.id
+
+    def __repr__ (self):
         return ",".join(map(str,(
                     self.username,
                     self.url,
                     self.id,
                     self.img)))
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    u = {"username": "ksato9700", 
+         "url": "/users/ksato9700/",
+         "id": 8849, 
+         "img": "https://convore2.s3.amazonaws.com/userpics/8849/1297620465.jpg"}
+
+    user = ConvoreUser(u)
+    print user
+    print repr(user)