Excuse me, can I change my address on where should I receive my payment? Thanks. ^_^

Yep. Not enough data or statistics to further support his ideas about the correlation of bitcoin to other assets. Such a small time frame to make some conclusions, imo.

I don't know any churches or missionaries that accept bitcoins as a kind of donation, but if that happened, sure it will create some news.
And also, it will be a nice sign of increased adoption of bitcoin throughout the community as well.

Uhh, google searches? Price? Related? Just...
Hmm, though the popularity of the bitcoin is really a great factor on its adoption, but the price? I don't understand. o.O

Yeah, the ol' great HODL. ^_^

I'm sorry for your loss dude. But why didn't you check the address if it matched first before you made a transaction? You know, bitcoin transactions, once made, are irreversible. Hope this one event served as a lesson to you and to your friend. Check the address 2 or more times before clicking that send button.

Great story. Though most of the people think that early adopters sure have lots of btc, they're completely wrong. Looking back, it was great, but heck, regrets? :3 So newbies, don't feel bad. Most of the early adopters had lots of btc before it was cool. Not all early adopters are rich now because they have lots of btc; some have sold off their holdings when btc started to take the media's attention. :3

Is it really free? Let me try it. Thanks for sharing this with us!

Hello there! Welcome to the world of bitcoin! You've come to the right place if you want to know more about bitcoin. Just hang around in here for some time and try to participate in discussions and you will be fine. ^_^
Oh and by the way, beware of scammers and trolls. They are everywhere, be it in the cyberspace or the real world. Good luck in integrating BTC in your shop! Hope you gain more information in here.

Have a good day ^_^

There are downloadable softwares for mining but I don't think you won't be able to get some profit from it if you choose btc to mine. The difficulty is high and low-end miners can't keep up with that. Only mining hardware sellers profit from mining, I think, and some big companies of mining.

Hahaha I remember one time when I did that. You won't earn something from mining itself, but using those shares and selling them off for a profit is really a good strategy to earn some bitcoins.

I think using the blockchain.info wallet in the Tor browser is compromised and one person here in the community have posted an issue about stealing his coins. I think the reason is about the exit nodes? I'm not sure but yeah, the security is vulnerable and is prone to hacks.

Oh yes, another tip I learned from a friend a few months back. If you have a good hardware in you, try waiting for a coin that you think would be a good bet for speculating. Try mining some until you reach a threshold and hold it off until it reach the markets. Then sell it for profit and try to rinse and repeat.

Low difficulty really helps you to mine those coins fast and you can earn many coins in less than a week. Just choose a coin that you think would be best to mine and try to keep some until it is released in the markets in exchange for btc. 

Mining BTC isn't profitable anymore (if you only use some GPUs and CPUs) because of the very high difficulty. Only companies that sell mining equipment profit from mining itself. I wouldn't suggest you to mine if you have poor hardware, but rather buy bitcoins and hold them until you profit from it.

There are a few apps out there that enables the user to keep track of his cryptocurrencies holdings (I just forgot the name of that app). Yeah, a nice portfolio of those would be nice. Keeping track of your spending and profits is a nice way to control your crypto holdings.

I've searched some of the mentioned sites/apps in the comments. Are there any other apps out there that does just exactly the same as OP had mentioned?

Of course you really need the software to run your miner. It is up to you to choose which one will you use. Try reading the feedbacks of different users in different users and try what fits your needs. Be advised though that mining nowadays isn't very profitable compared to the earlier years. Having said that, try considering in buying some coins instead of using your miner to mine coins and use a lot of electricity. Good luck mate. Hope your mining journey be successful.

Faucets are good if you have many referrals under you. However, if you only earn solo, these faucets may only give you dust and whatnot. I suggest you to be active in this forum, achieve at least the member rank, then try joining a signature campaign. If you are also really good at something, try selling your service over the services section and ask for bitcoins in return.

Good luck on earning your bitcoins bud.

Cloud mining is a service offered by companies who have the power to mine in great numbers. They offer a 'share' of this mining power to their customers which in turn give them profits (not profitable, imho) over some time. There are some legit sites that offer cloud mining power, but there are also scam sites out there that only offers cloud mining services for a couple of weeks and run away with their investors' money.

Just buy them directly. If you can't buy them, then wait until you reach at least member rank to join some signature campaigns here in bitcoin talk. It may not be as big as you may think, but still it's a piece of the moon.

If there are lots of fees that a credit card may give if you used them to buy bitcoins, then you should consider buying directly to a personal seller. In this case, you can safely say that the seller is legit and there are no extra fees or whatsoever if you buy them bitcoins. And, also, invest on what you can afford to lose. After all, bitcoin isn't sure money at all.

In return, users who join any signature campaign is rewarded with some btc for their time and effort in helping the companies advertise their services or products. Joining a signature campaign is a good way in earning some extra money without doing much effort. You just need to post constructively and spend some time on your computer.