how about to make Countdown widgets and put it in the homepage ??? u can see i made 1 example here
SpringWidgets : Widget Gallery - Aion CBT 3 Widget - Express Widgets Widgets
i know it is too late but it will be good if we see similare to this one in the homepage. i think many reader/user may come and check every hour to see when the beta will start ..
this is not accuret but it is cool
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SpringWidgets : Widgets, MySpace Profile Gadgets, Social Network Countdown Badges & RSS Feed Readers
it is for free..
it;s already started :P sorry then forget about it ^^ this idea for the US/EU beta XD