Cool stats about your time!

At the Hive we're all about finding new ways to save time in each day and thought we'd share some cool stats about saving time. Feel free to add any cool stats you've heard in the past about saving/ wasting time! And don't forget to use meebee.com to save time and make life easy! Enjoy.

-On an average day, there are 17 million meetings in America.

-The average person uses 13 different methods to control and manage their time.

-1 hour of planning will save 10 hours of doing.
-The average worker sends and receives 190 messages per day.
-Taking 5 minutes per day, 5 days per week to improve one’s job will create 1,200 little improvements to a job over a 5 year period.
-When someone is asking for our time for a meeting, 80% of the time, there is an alternate date and time that will be acceptable.
-80% of employees do not want to go to work on Monday morning. By Friday, the rate only drops to 60%.
-20% of the average workday is spent on "crucial" and "important" things, while 80% of the average workday is spent on things that have "little value" or "no value".
-In the last 20 years, working time has increased by 15% and leisure time has decreased by 33%.
-60% of meeting attendees take notes to appear as if they are listening.
-78% of workers in America wish they had more time to "smell the roses".
-Angry people are twice as likely to suffer a heart attack as a person in better control of their emotions.
-It almost always takes twice as long to complete a task as what we originally thought it would take.
-The average working person spends less than 2 minutes per day in meaningful communication with their spouse or "significant other".
-The average working person spends less than 30 seconds a day in meaningful communication with their children.

*Statistics found on http://www.balancetime.com/articles/tm_facts_and_figures.htm

meebee Promo: Last Week to Win Cool Life Experiences

It's your last chance to win a free life experience! Ever wanted to zoom in a fighter jet? Or feel the buzz of racing a Formula 1 car? Or wanted to leap out of a plane when skydiving? How about getting up close and personal with a shark when scubadiving? If you love life, and the cool life experiences that go with it, then time is ticking.

meebee.com's promo is wrapping up this Sunday, February 28th. Be the King or Queen Bee (prizes for whoever uses the site the most) or The Honeycomber (prizes to the people who get the most sign ups in the month of February will win prizes.
*Click here for original contest post and details.
It's win/win: Utilize a fun, fast and friendly site that saves you time and hassle and have a chance to win a cool life experience. Even if you don't win, you still get a valuable site that saves you time and energy.

We've gotten great feedback about our contest as well as the site. Thanks everyone!

meebee on the move

It’s been several months now since meebee.com “left the hive” and our BEETA site was released to the public. Thanks to your loyal support and the support of others, meebee is quickly growing and starting to receive some great feedback from the public! Since our launch, we have received three figure growth and are showing similar growth to some of the major names on the internet in their early stages. This couldn’t have been possible without your loyal support and consistent use. Your time in each day is invaluable and we applaud you for taking a major step towards improving your life and living it to the fullest! Throughout 2010, meebee is excited to go on a wild ride to the top of the internet realm and to become the go-to site for all of your meetup and scheduling needs. If you keep these 3 points in mind then you will be able to simplify your life as well as help meebee get to the top:

1) MAKE MEETING'S ON A REGULAR BASIS:
Eliminate never-ending text messages, back and forth e-mails and missed calls by simply sending out meebee invites when you want to meet-up. It’s as simple as 1-2-3 and will result in enough saved time each year to give you an extra week’s holiday!

2) GET YOUR FRIENDS INVOLVED:
By telling your friends and family about meebee and getting them involved, you will be able to receive the maximum potential that meebee has to offer and will be making meetups as simple as possible. Once they're involved you'll be able to quickly find the best time, place and location to meet with one another. All it takes is a quick meebee request and it's done!

3) HAVE FUN:
meebee is all about saving time and having fun while meeting up. In addition to being able to make meetups through meebee.com, you can change your profile picture, update your status, messages friends and choose a goofy icon! Soon you will be able to add songs, videos, additional pictures and more!

meebee contest: Sharks, fighter jets and F-1s

meebee is launching a new contest in conjunction with Social Media Week, which is taking place this week in London, New York, San Fran, Toronto, Berlin and Sao Paulo.

We were recently recognized as one of the top 100 startups in the world, but we still want to let more people know about our valuable, time-saving site. So to be all the buzz at Social Media Week, we’re firing up some really cool promos.

Signup and get tons of users and you’ll be screaming around in a fighter jet, jumping out of a plane, dodging sharks or drifting in an F-1 race car! Truly once-in-a-lifetime thrills!

Here’s how the contest works:
1) "King/Queen Bee": Prizes for whoever uses the site the most. Send meebee invites for any meetups you’re involved with – sports, work, going out, etc. Prizes go to the people with the most meetings for that month.

2) "The Honeycomber": Prizes to the people who get the most sign ups in the month of February will win prizes.  Help build the meebee hive and win crazy life experiences.  Just send an email with all your friends who have registered and are now using meebee. Help build the hive - it will help you by saving time and energy.

The contest is on now! So get you and your friends buzzing and start sending out meebee messages ASAP.

You'll soon find how meebee makes meeting easy. It saves so much time and planning that, once in your daily routine, you'll have more time in the morning to sit and enjoy your coffee as opposed to piling through your inbox or catching up on annoying voicemail.

Good luck!

meebee.com the preferred way to meetup during Social Media Week

As many of you already know, the highly anticipated Social Media Week kicks off this Monday, February 1st. It is sure to be a great time and we’re very proud to be involved with such a great event. With seminars, meetings, presentations, lunch-ins and parties happening simultaneously during the worldwide event, it will be easy to get overwhelmed and not know how to start your day. That being said, meebee.com is here to help you maximize your time before, during and after the event. Before you drive yourself nuts scrambling to find the right people to network with during the event – check out our tips below and get the most of your time:

1) Sell yourself first, not your product – Social Media Week will be an excellent networking opportunity and will certainly be a great way to give your company added exposure. However, before you plug your product to no end, take into consideration that building a relationship will be far more effective than simply pushing your product on someone.

2) Simplify – Throughout the week, there will be an overwhelming amount of people to meet, events to attend and tricks to learn, so in an attempt to prevent yourself from getting stressed out, search for ways to use your time most effectively. Pick events that will be the most beneficial to you and your success. Network with individuals that are in some way to connected to your product and you can benefit from one another. Instead of sending and receiving a never ending stream of texts and calls – simply send out a meebee request. 1 meeting can be sent to 3 individuals and covers where, when and why you want to meet. Giving you more time to network and absorb valuable information

Save time, money and hassle with meebee

Does this lady look like she's having fun? Didn't think so.

Sure, cell phones are useful.  And in this day and age, it's hard to imagine being without one.  But a cell phone costs an average of $70 per month. You have start up fees, monthly fees, text fees and additional minute fees. Too much!  They are handy, but they can also cause a relentless game of phone tag just to have coffee with a good friend. Or wasting time on back and forth SMSes just trying to arrange a good day/time/place to meetup with your date (that cute chick you met last week). Using meebee, you can save about 18 minutes a day - and believe it or not - that gives you an extra 1 week holiday every year!

So why not give meebee.com a try? It's free. $0. Nada. Zilch.  And takes only 20 seconds to set up a meeting (check out the video here).  Plus, you can control all your privacy setting so it's a safe way to connect with people you enjoy spending time with.  Then the meebee bee takes it from there - your very own PA or virtual assistant.

Americans now sending over 4 Billion Texts Daily

Believe it or not, that isn’t a type-o in our title. According to a recent report created by the CTIA, 740 Billion text messages were sent in the first half of 2009. This works out to over 4 billion text messages being sent each day! You can argue that people should stop texting and pick up a phone instead but this can be just as time consuming, if not worse. Also, if you’re anything like us and have friends all over the globe then it can get quite expensive. With these exorbitant numbers you have to question how this has become the preferred method of communication. It’s obviously not to due to saving time – 4 Billion texts daily comes with the hefty price tag of your valuable time each day. So what do we do? If you think we’re going to suggest using meebee…then you’re right. But come on, instead of wasting countless hours each week trying to meet with friends, sending and responding to texts that rarely result in getting a definite answer; you could be sending out 3 options at a time to multiple friends at once. It takes less than a minute and your job is done! So before that number climbs to 5 billion texts a day, think about how you could be saving time and give meebee a shot!

meebee to appear on the TODAY Show!

This Monday, January 4th at 8am (EDT), meebee will be making an appearance on the Channel 9 TODAY Show in Australia! We are extremely excited to have such an amazing opportunity. This will be an excellent way to inform Australia and the rest of the world about the importance of meebee.

The first Monday of the New Year is an extremely busy day for everyone. Work and school are back in full swing, you’re busy trying to get a jump start on your resolution and you have very little time to get everything accomplished. So instead of stressing yourself out on the first Monday of the New Year, watch us on the TODAY Show to learn how to spend your time more efficiently and how to save an hour in each day. Follow our tips and make 2010 your best year yet! 

Not in Australia? No worries. Check out the video here or at our FB page for a link of the video!

Meeting with Friends: Made Easy

Meeting up with your friends is one of the best parts of the holiday season. Unfortunately, with the added stress of finishing up a project at school or searching for that last minute gift, we often lose sight of what matters the most. Before you reach a state of panic this year, take a moment to breathe and think of ways you can save time. That’s precisely what we here at meebee hope to accomplish: to make your life easier by helping you save time. Instead of calling up all of your friends or sending and responding to a never ending plethora of texts, simply send out a meeting request through meebee. Choose where, when and who you want to meet with, click send and your job is done! Worried that they’ll forget? We’ve got you covered. Meebee will send out an automatic reminder via e-mail. What if they can't meet that day? We give you the option of sending out multiple request options so your friends can choose the time, date and location that works best. So go on and give a try. Your friends will thank you later!

Holiday Rush: A Time to Reflect

With the holiday rush approaching all too fast, we tend to forget one of the most important assets of this time of year - taking time to reflect on our lives. We gather around friends and family (some we haven't seen for quite a while) and talk about our lives - catching up on the recent past, what we're up to now and what we hope to do in the near future.
At this point, I think most of us realize that we haven't done all that we wanted to do and that, sadly, we may be a bit behind on our life plan. It's always later than you think!
Why is this the case? We seem to live fast - busy working, spending time with friends and family - and dealing with all the daily logistics that follow. And those are some of the biggest time-killers of all.
So here at the hive, the meebee team hopes that you stay organized and well-schedule, because we believe that this is a key step in creating more time for the good things in life, like spending quality time during the holidays.

Does Facebook Save Time or Waste it?

Here at meebee, we’re always thinking of new ways to manage your time effectively and make life easier, which recently sparked the debate at the hive – Does Facebook save time or waste it?

According to Facebook.com, there are currently more than 350 million people that actively use the site, 35 million users update their Facebook status daily and the average member spends at least 55 minutes a day on the site writing posts, checking e-mails, poking, etc.! The site has definitely helped connect people in more ways than one; however, with the time it takes to write an e-mail, create an event/meeting and write on your buddies wall, you would think that there’s a more efficient way of staying connected and saving time.

Let me ask you this: Do you find yourself thinking about Facebook while at work, school, sporting events, on a date etc..? If you write a post on someone’s wall... do you over analyze it and then think about the different reasons why they haven’t responded? Are you constantly trying to think of something clever and witty to say on your status during your free time?! Do your greatest fears include being de-friended, or god forbid, not having anyone write happy birthday on your wall?! Don’t worry you’re not alone.