TimeBridge

45 Minute Meetings: Making a “Dent in the Universe”

So we’ve been tracking progress on our 45-minute meeting movement.  The results are dramatic.  Get the full scoop here.  The title quote is a reference to the 37Signals philosophy to get you oriented toward making a real difference.  That’s what gets us going here at TimeBridge!

AppSumo: You will want this package!

What do TimeBridge, Evernote and Remember the Milk all having common–besides being three of the Internet’s most popular application providers of course? Well as of today we all, along with other terrific productivity applications, will be available through AppSumo’s comprehensive new Productivity Bundle.

We are always looking for creative partnerships to expose more people to the power of TimeBridge to improve meetings from scheduling to post meeting wrap-up, and now through AppSumo you can get TimeBridge Plus services and try out some terrific new apps all for one very low price. For a limited time you can go now and sign up for the AppSumo Productivity Bundle and get 1 year of Plus service with us + 5 other awesome web apps for only $55!  Try  it and embrace the productivity.

Help when you need it with Live Support

If you ever encounter a problem or question while using TimeBridge, we want to know about it right away and guide you through. This is why we monitor Twitter, blog posts and keep an eye on our own servers to make sure everything is running A-OK.

This is also why TimeBridge Plus now offers “Live Support” – a chat feature that connects users with a virtual help-desk to trouble-shoot and walk-through any issues you might be experiencing. The Live Support option is found in the upper right-hand corner of your browser screen within your TimeBridge page. Upon clicking the Live Support option, a window will pop up, initiating the chat session. From there just ask questions and we’ll work to resolve your issue quickly.

Further emphasizing our commitment to customer care we’ve also just promoted our own Tomer Ben-Dor to Vice President of Customer Service and Quality Assurance. And why do we do all of this when so many offer you just “sink of swim” frequently asked questions and static support? We do it because its important, and a critical part of making your meetings better.

So feel free to send us your questions, we’re listening – live!

First-ever for Google Wave: In Wave Scheduling, Socializing Availability and Your Online Calendar

With our Google Gadget, Google Calendar connector and launch-day presence in the Google Apps Marketplace, we know it’s pretty obvious that we’re big Google fans here at TimeBridge. Today we’re in  the Developer Sandbox at Google I/O and with it we’ve announced the upcoming availability of – count ‘em – two Google Wave Gadgets, the TimeBridge Conferencing Gadget and the TimeBridge Scheduling Gadget. This Gadget combo brings TimeBridge’s popular meeting tools right into Google Wave, and is the first-ever opportunity for users to socialize their availability right into the Wave and more effectively collaborate within their Wave workspace.

With the Scheduling Gadget for Google Wave, teams can:

• Share availability from each participant’s Google Calendar, Apple iCal, or Outlook calendar, within Wave,
• View the details of personal calendars in Wave,
• Propose up to five meeting times,
• Vote and see each Wave participants’ responses in real-time,
• Confirm a meeting time and notify attendees within the Wave.

Not to be outdone, the TimeBridge Conferencing Gadget lets teams jump on free dedicated conference lines and Web conference URLs for immediate discussion around projects. We’ve got great conferencing offerings and the gadget seamlessly drives teams from independent and asynchronous tasks to the the more collaborative stages of team projects which is so natural to the Google Wave environment.

We’re very excited about being included in Google’s Developer Sandbox!  The Conferencing Gadget is ready to go so check it out now in the Gadget Gallery in Wave. And Wave is now completely open as Google announced today.  Our Scheduling Gadget has yet to be released into the wild.   If you’re interested in participating in the private beta to that let us know in the comments below.

Stand Up for More Efficient Meetings! Join the 45-Minute Meeting Movement!

What if you could shave 15 minutes off of every hour-long meeting in your day, what would you do with all the extra time? What if there was a list of rules to which all attendees adhered and meetings actually ended on time?! We’re betting you’d finish a lot more work, get a lot more decisions made and perhaps get out of work on time.

Today we’re announcing a movement to help you and your teams champion shorter, more efficient meetings. We wanted to get behind the spirit of this movement and make it so inherent in our service that we’ve made our TimeBridge default meeting times to 45 minutes.

Meeting and productivity expert, Mike Song, says that 43% of meeting time is wasted. How would you like to get that back? Join this movement! Make your next meeting 45-minutes instead of an hour. Go to 45MinuteMeeting.com to see our initial list of 45 Minute Meeting rules. If you have other tips on how to make meetings more efficient we’d love to hear about them on Twitter or on this post! The best tips will receive a free copy of “The Hamster Revolution for Meetings: How to Meet Less and Get More Done” by Mike Song.