diff --git a/applications/examples/controllers/default.py b/applications/examples/controllers/default.py
index f06eca62..9f41403f 100644
--- a/applications/examples/controllers/default.py
+++ b/applications/examples/controllers/default.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ session.forget()
 cache_expire = not request.is_local and 300 or 0
 
 
-@cache.action(time_expire=300, cache_model=cache.ram, quick='P')
+#@cache.action(time_expire=300, cache_model=cache.ram, quick='P')
 def index():
     return response.render()
 
diff --git a/applications/examples/views/default/index.html b/applications/examples/views/default/index.html
index dffa86ce..023197d2 100644
--- a/applications/examples/views/default/index.html
+++ b/applications/examples/views/default/index.html
@@ -64,8 +64,3 @@
     </div>
   </div>
 </div>
-<div class="container">
-  <div class="fill padded">
-    <img class="scale-with-grid centered" src="/examples/static/images/shadow-bottom.png">
-  </div>
-</div>
diff --git a/applications/examples/views/layout.html b/applications/examples/views/layout.html
index ceec4141..2f8eacde 100644
--- a/applications/examples/views/layout.html
+++ b/applications/examples/views/layout.html
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@
         <div class="quarter padded">{{block right_sidebar}}{{end}}</div>
         {{pass}}
       </div>
+      <div class="silver center padded">
+        <a class="fa fa-facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/web2py/"></a>
+        <a class="fa fa-twitter" href="https://twitter.com/web2py/"></a>
+        <!--a class="fa fa-google" href="https://plus.google.com/+web2py/"></a-->
+        <!--a class="fa fa-tumblr" href="http://web2py.tumblr.com/"></a-->
+        <!--a class="fa fa-instagram" href="http://instagram.com/web2py/"></a-->
+        <!--a class="fa fa-rss" data-ng-href="http://www.web2py.com/feeds/latest" href="http://www.web2py.com/feeds/latest"></a-->
+      </div>
     </main>
     <footer class="black">
       <div class="container padded max900">