Hi XJRSS,
Sorry that you don't find the toolbar to be useful. We didn't want to throw too many features in it for our first release, so we are rolling them out slowly. As far as not wanting to see it at all, you can now collapse it by clicking on the arrow next to your username.
Also, we'll soon be blocking it from loading on mobile devices.
First noticed this annoying black bar while reading cnet news on my ipod touch a couple of days ago. Then later noticed it on my laptop as well. At first I thought the bar would go away by logging into cnet but that was not the case. the only thing I can do is minimize it. I am very disappointed in cnet for using those strong arm marketing techniques to force people to download this useless app that I have no need for. You need to implement a way to make that bar completely disappear or you will lose me as a reader. Been reading cnet for about 10 years. Maybe I am the only one that feels this way but I find it intrusive and annoying. Not interested in My lists or my software so let me get rid of it

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