http://andrewnadeau.com Start-ups and Stocks Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:42:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I thought this was a very interesting video to show how unemployment has evolved across America. Remember that these unemployment figures are skewed by people having left the workforce and those that are underemployed.... http://andrewnadeau.com/unemployment-in-the-us/ I've traded stocks since the age of 12 years old - buying 60 shares of Mattel Inc at for $13 1/8 (yes, I remember the days when stocks were traded in fractions). I think Mattel has been the only stock that I have ever held for over a year - ... http://andrewnadeau.com/long-term-diversified-investing-dead-i-think-so/ If you haven't read the article titled How to Make an Absolute Fortune From Your Blog (Really) by @ProBlogger then please, go read it now. Darren Rowse declares "I want you to use your personal blog as a launch pad for your dream career. The personal blog is the new resume ... http://andrewnadeau.com/the-personal-blog-is-the-new-resume/ I enjoy watching startups evolve. It is always interesting to me to see how they react to competitors and how they prioritize the roll-outs of features. Facebook has been really fun to watch in the way that they are always pushing the boundaries, which usually results in their members getting ... http://andrewnadeau.com/facebooks-version-of-google-adsense-coming-soon/ One of the things I have been thinking about a lot lately is how gold mining stocks are going to perform in the coming global economic collapse. There is no doubt that the price of gold will continue to rise as the world realizes that fiat currencies and government debt ... http://andrewnadeau.com/hedging-against-gold-miners-underperforming/ As many of you know who have used my software products, I am always looking to work quicker and more efficiently. Here is a small, but incredibly useful tip if you are working in Firefox and need to be constantly switching between tabs in Firefox. I am going ... http://andrewnadeau.com/working-efficiently-using-the-keyword-to-switch-between-tabs-in-firefox/ As you guys know I am all about working efficiently and using automation in my day-to-day tasks. Anything that is slightly repetitive or tedious I like to automate. You should make the iMacros FireFox plugin your best friend when automating tasks within your browser. iMacros is an ... http://andrewnadeau.com/tedious-repeatitive-tasks-automate-tasks-with-imacros/ Would you rather ask someone to follow you or communicate with you on Twitter? Twitter is designed so people can "follow" you, but the word follow implies a passive, impersonal connection. However, there is a way to use Twitter to promote communication, active engagement, and conversation that is relatively ... http://andrewnadeau.com/make-a-personal-connection-with-new-followers-on-twitter/ WordPress Blogs on their own are extremely search engine friendly. Within minutes of publishing a post you can get a listing in Google. Because of this WordPress is extremely valuable in generating traffic and building your business. If you are just a casual blogger that does not know ... http://andrewnadeau.com/1-way-to-seo-a-wordpress-blog/ There are hundreds of established Web 2.0 companies and thousands of more start-ups. It can be very difficult navigating through the social media landscape and identifying services that will help you or your business build a presence online. Overdrive Interactive, a social media consulting business located in Boston, ... http://andrewnadeau.com/navigating-the-social-media-landscape/