diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index bb8631f..7775ef4 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -49,7 +49,25 @@ Example Use
     # More function definitions can be found by reading over twython/twitter_endpoints.py, as well  
     # as skimming the source file. Both are kept human-readable, and are pretty well documented or  
     # very self documenting.  
+
+    Twython is now implemented using requests(http://python-requests.org).
+    from twythonrequests import Twython
     
+    twitter = Twython()
+    results = twitter.search(q='python')
+
+    # All the functions of twython is supported in twythonrequests.
+    Note:
+        Don't do this
+        from twython import Twython
+        from twythonrequests import Twython
+
+    instead try this 
+        import twython 
+        import twythonrequests
+
+    since you can hack both twython features.
+
 A note about the development of Twython (specifically, 1.3)
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 As of version 1.3, Twython has been extensively overhauled. Most API endpoint definitions are stored
diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index 6eb928f..e801f15 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -49,7 +49,24 @@ Example Use
     # More function definitions can be found by reading over twython/twitter_endpoints.py, as well  
     # as skimming the source file. Both are kept human-readable, and are pretty well documented or  
     # very self documenting.  
-    
+    Twython is now implemented using requests(http://python-requests.org).
+    from twythonrequests import Twython
+
+    twitter = Twython()
+    results = twitter.search(q='python')
+
+    # All the functions of twython is supported in twythonrequests.
+    Note:
+        Don't do this
+        from twython import Twython
+        from twythonrequests import Twython
+
+    instead try this
+    import twython
+    import twythonrequests
+
+since you can hack both twython features.
+
 A note about the development of Twython (specifically, 1.3)
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 As of version 1.3, Twython has been extensively overhauled. Most API endpoint definitions are stored
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7618ec2..13b5b9e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ setup(
 	include_package_data = True,
 
 	# Package dependencies.
-	install_requires = ['simplejson', 'oauth2', 'httplib2'],
+	install_requires = ['simplejson', 'oauth2', 'httplib2', 'requests', 
+                        'oauth_hook'],
 
 	# Metadata for PyPI.
 	author = 'Ryan McGrath',
diff --git a/twython/tests.py b/twython/tests.py
index dc3b766..dad116b 100644
--- a/twython/tests.py
+++ b/twython/tests.py
@@ -5,13 +5,20 @@ import json
 import requests
 
 import twythonrequests
+twitter = twythonrequests.Twython()
 
 class TestTwythonRequests(unittest.TestCase):
      def test_search(self):
-         twitter = twythonrequests.Twython()
          result = twitter.search(q='python')
          self.assertTrue(result['results'])
 
+     def test_searchTwitter(self):
+         result = twitter.searchTwitter(q='python')
+         self.assertTrue(result['results'])
+
+     def test_getProfileImageUrl(self):
+         result = twitter.getProfileImageUrl(username='kracetheking')
+         self.assertTrue(result)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/twython/twythonrequests.py b/twython/twythonrequests.py
index bd0bf03..e7a2fb8 100644
--- a/twython/twythonrequests.py
+++ b/twython/twythonrequests.py
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ __version__ = "0.0.1"
     requests supports 2.5 and above and no support for 3.x.
 
 """
-import mimetypes
-import mimetools
-import re
-import inspect
 from urlparse import parse_qs
 from urllib2 import HTTPError
 try:
@@ -446,15 +442,15 @@ class Twython(object):
         url = "http://api.twitter.com/%s/users/profile_image/%s.json"%\
                    (version, username)
         try:
-            self.response = requests.post(url, size=size)
-            self.raise_for_status()
+            self.response = requests.get(url, data={'size': size})
             if self.response.status_code in (301, 302, 303, 307):
-                return self.response['location']
-            else:
-                return json.loads(self.response.content)
-        except:
-            return TwythonError("getProfileIMageUrl() failed with %d \
-                                       error code"% self.response.status_code)
+                return self.response.headers['location']
+            elif self.response.status_code == 200:
+                return self.response.url
+            self.raise_for_status()
+        except HTTPError, e:
+            raise TwythonError("getProfileIMageUrl() failed with %d \
+                                       error code"% `e.code`, e.code)
 
     @staticmethod
     def unicode2utf8(text):