Excerpt from http://www.websearchsocial.com/10-rookie-web-site-mistakes-that-will-annoy-your-customers-and-cost-you-business-mistake-6
"if there is anything on your website that doesn't pertain directly and immediately to your business, your products, your services, and the action that you want the customer to take on your website, then remove it. We doubt that you really want people to be checking the weather report or synchronizing their watches or even jumping out to another web site via a link you've provided. Don’t fail to provide real content and actionable items by filling space with generic junk.
Is there any information that you could get rid of on your website right now that wouldn't affect its success?"
"if there is anything on your website that doesn't pertain directly and immediately to your business, your products, your services, and the action that you want the customer to take on your website, then remove it. We doubt that you really want people to be checking the weather report or synchronizing their watches or even jumping out to another web site via a link you've provided. Don’t fail to provide real content and actionable items by filling space with generic junk.
Is there any information that you could get rid of on your website right now that wouldn't affect its success?"