public IHttpActionResult Get([FromUri] TimelinePostsRequestModel model)
        {
            var customerId = model.CustomerId;
            var page       = model.Page;
            //we need to get posts from followers, friends, self, and anything else that supports posting to timeline

            //but we need to know if the current customer is a registered user or a guest
            var isRegistered = ApplicationContext.Current.CurrentUser.IsRegistered();
            //the posts that'll be returned
            List <TimelinePost> timelinePosts = null;

            //the number of posts
            var count = model.Count;

            //if the user is registered, then depending on value of customerId, we fetch posts.
            //{if the customer id matches the logged in user id, he is seeing his own profile, so we show the posts by her only
            //{if the customer id is zero, then we show posts by her + posts by her friends + posts by people she is following etc.
            //{if the customer id is non-zero, then we show posts by the customer of customerId
            if (isRegistered)
            {
                if (customerId != 0)
                {
                    //we need to get posts by this customer
                    timelinePosts = _timelineService.GetByEntityIds("customer", new[] { customerId }, true, count, page).ToList();
                }
                else
                {
                    customerId = ApplicationContext.Current.CurrentUser.Id;
                    //we need to find he person she is following.
                    var allFollows = _customerFollowService.GetCustomerFollows <User>(customerId);

                    //get all the customer's ids which she is following
                    var customerIds =
                        allFollows.Where(x => x.FollowingEntityName == typeof(User).Name)
                        .Select(x => x.FollowingEntityId).ToList();

                    //and add current customer has well to cover her own posts
                    customerIds.Add(ApplicationContext.Current.CurrentUser.Id);


                    //get timeline posts
                    timelinePosts = _timelineService.GetByEntityIds("customer", customerIds.ToArray(), true, count, page).ToList();
                }
            }
            else
            {
                //should we show the data to non logged in user?
                //return null;
                timelinePosts = _timelineService.GetByEntityIds("customer", new[] { customerId }, true, count, page).ToList();
            }

            var responseModel = new List <TimelinePostDisplayModel>();

            foreach (var post in timelinePosts)
            {
                var postModel = PrepareTimelinePostDisplayModel(post);
                responseModel.Add(postModel);
            }

            return(Response(responseModel));
        }