Actually, for now AC will not be in the footer on AC! Because of the addition of Connectedly, we had to slot another site into our network footer. To do this, what we've done (for now) is remove the current site from the footer (so if you're on AC, you won't see AC... if you're on WPC, you won't see WPC). That way we can show the news and latest stories from all around the Mobile Nations network.
Your points and concerns are noted though, we're always working on tweaks and improvements!
Hope this helps!