What is the purpose of this footnote? It isn't giving any additional information regarding where in the website you are located since that is already given by the active tabs in the top bar. Is it to make the site look nicer? I looks OK, but I'd preffer to see those extra pixels instead of the bar.

At first glance, it is as though I'm looking through an extra screen, like another layer. Maybe it's because it is new and I have to get used to it, but it would have been better using one the blank sides (when in widescreen) with a big icon rather than taking the always limited screen height.

It's annoying. There's nothing there that I'll use (facebook, twitter, etc). Jut a waste of space.

Damn, the poll didn't work :(

It is useless even for those using those services since once you "like" it once you can't like it again.

did the top bar in the past also moved with us? it's "fixed" like the bottom bar..

Maybe they'll put an IM down there (Facebook-style), that would be awesome!

aw now it's gone... I miss it..

-edit-

and it's back..

aaaaannnd it's back!

Begone!!!

Some of us use 1024x600 netbooks to visit this site. That bar makes the usable screen much smaller.