Heh, thanks.
I honestly did not see the words 'Popup Blocked' in the right corner of the address bar until you mentioned that ._. Usually it would show either of my blockers lit up with the number of popups blocked but it was a different more subtle icon this time. Meh, I'm blaming it on the fact that it was close to bedtime when I posted that. (# ̄ω ̄)
I can see how it can become a bit of a drag without any clear incentive(s).. not sure if they'll come up with events to keep things interesting in the future. Probably not during the soft-launch period though.