The holidays are just around the corner, and for many, the next month-and-a-half will be the busiest and most stressful time of the year.
Here at Mashable, we?re not looking to add to your stress; rather, we?re trying to reduce it. So, for your convenience, we?ve rounded up all of our digital features into one post.
This week?s roundup contains essential resources for holiday shoppers, including our Gift of the Day series and a gallery of 50 holiday gifts for video-game fans.
In addition to gifts and gadgets, you?ll find helpful social media and digital business advice, as well as some killer software apps. So dig in, and help yourself to a holiday-feast-sized portion of digital media resources.
Editor?s Picks
SugarSync Makes It Easier to Live Life in the Cloud
SugarSync is going mainstream. As many have discovered in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, backing up documents in the cloud has many benefits.
Yapp Lets You Build Apps for Any Event
Yapp, a free tool that makes it easy to build mobile apps for events like weddings and birthdays, came out of private beta.
50 Winning Holiday Gifts for Gamers
Got a gamer on your holiday shopping list? Check this out.
Introducing the New Mashable: Social, Mobile, Visual
Over the coming weeks, we?ll invite readers to test the new site and provide feedback before rolling it out to everyone.
6 Online Tools to Help You Quit Smoking for Good
In honor of The Great American Smokeout, here are apps and platforms encouraging smokers to quit, and reduce their risk of cancer.
Gift of the Day
Give This Gutter-Cleaning Robot to Your Chore-Phobic Friend
Cleaning your house or apartment is probably one of the things you look forward to the least in life.
Sphero Is the Gift for Mobile Gamers Who Have Everything
Sphero is a great gift for a mobile gamer who wants to try something new with his or her devices.
Need a Gift for a Neat Freak? Try This Robo-Vacuum
LG?s Hom-Bot vacuum cleaner might not look quite like the Jetsons? Rosie, but it will clean your floors with minimal effort on your part.
Sesame Street Kinect Is the Gift to Get Your Kids Off the Couch
The Sesame Street for Xbox 360 Kinect video game brings the gang right into your living room.
This Portable Keyboard Is a Great Gift for OS Agnostics
The ZAGGkeys FLEX Tablet Keyboard and Stand is the perfect gift for the gadget-lover in your life, no matter what mobile operating system is his or her favorite.
This Smart Pedometer Is a Foolproof Gift for Fitness Fanatics
The Striiv Smart Pedometer is just the gift to ensure your friends and family stay committed to their health goals.
Stuff Your Student?s Stocking With This Futuristic Smartpen
Livescribe?s Sky Wi-Fi smartpen records everything its user writes and hears. Give one to your favorite note-taker this holiday season.
For more tech gift suggestions, visit Mashable?s Gift of the Day topic page.
Social Media
Zapd Creates Instant Websites Using Your iPhone
Zapd, a free app for iPhone, lets people create mini-websites from their phones in about a minute.
Find YouTube Videos on Android, Play Them on Google TV
An update to YouTube app for Android and Google TV gives users the option to watch videos from their phone or tablet on television.
The 10 Most Viral YouTube Videos of 2012
We shared these 10 videos more often than any others in 2012. They made us laugh, they made us cry, they made us create tons of parodies.
NARS Andy Warhol App Makes Over Your Facebook Profile
The NARS Profile Makeover app lets you ?Warholize? your Facebook profile for a visual makeover.
How YouTube Channel Owners Are Building Audiences [INFOGRAPHIC]
A look at how YouTube channel owners are building audiences.
NBA Allows All-Star Game Voting Via Twitter and Facebook
NBA fans who want to get their favorite player into this season?s All-Star game can for the first time cast votes through Twitter and Facebook.
15 People Made Famous by the Internet in 2012
Remember Ridiculously Photogenic Guy? Here are 15 people who famously caught the Internet?s attention in 2012.
Twitter Adds a New Way to Share Tweets From the Web
Starting soon, you?ll be able to share tweets via email, directly from Twitter.com.
Twitter Updates its iOS and Android Apps, Enhances Search
Twitter updated its iOS and Android apps, adding new functionality in the areas of Search and Discover.
For more social media news and resources, you can follow Mashable?s social media channel on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.
Business & Marketing
4 Tips for Aspiring Media Innovators
To be successful at media innovation, journalists and media companies need to focus less on competition and more on collaboration.
Why Mobile Advertising Is Such a Headache for Marketers
For marketers, there?s a big difference between mobile and desktop advertising.
Is Paper Waste Killing Your Business? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Going digital doesn?t just save the environment ? it could save your business as well. This infographic reveals some fascinating stats about paper waste.
Fender?s iOS-Friendly Stratocaster Guitar Comes to Apple Store
Fender will sell its $199 USB Squier Stratocaster exclusively through Apple Stores.
Bank of America Unveils Competitor to Square
The Bank of America will launch a new mobile-payments service early next month called Mobile Pay on Demand, which uses a dongle similar to Square?s.
?Esquire? Gets Shareable, Shoppable Digital Overlay
The December issue of Esquire hits newsstands Nov. 20, and the Hearst-owned title is calling the issue its most interactive print experience ?ever.?
Website Helps Veterans Find Jobs
The National Veteran-Owned Business Association and the online resource Military Alumni have teamed up to launch the Hire Veteran website.
Google Releases ?Shortlists? for Collaborative Shopping
Google has rolled out a slew of new shopping features leading into the holiday-buying season.
Pinterest Introduces Business Accounts and Tools
Pinterest paved the way for greater business participation on Tuesday, with the launch of a new set of resources designed just for companies.
Facebook?s New Job Board Puts LinkedIn on Notice
Facebook launched a new Social Jobs application in partnership with the Department of Labor and several leading career websites.
This App Helps You Find Business Travelers Near You
Here on Biz uses LinkedIn to help you find and make new connections while you?re on the road.
Banjo Re-Imagines The Future of Social Discovery Apps
Banjo has opted to expand on its original formula for social-discovery apps by providing tools to find out what your connections are doing in specific locations elsewhere in the world, as well as nearby.
5 Things Auto Brands Can Teach You About Online Marketing
If you?re looking to gauge brands? engagement with digital media, look no further than the automotive industry. Here?s why.
Bloomberg App Is Your Finance Portal for the iPad
Bloomberg released a major update to its flagship iPad app, transforming it into a robust visual portal for tracking the markets and companies you care about.
Amazon Gift Cards Get JibJabbed
Amazon has partnered with JibJab to bring an animated, humorous and personable twist to its gift cards.
For more business news and resources, you can follow Mashable?s business channel on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.
Tech & Mobile
Is Your Mobile Device Safe From Hackers?
The biggest trend in mobile vulnerability is related to apps. You?ve been warned.
10 Weird Gadgets That Never Took Off
Some are hanging on. Others are truly dead. Here?s a roundup of 10 gadgets that never caught on.
Google Nexus 4: When Good Isn?t Good Enough [REVIEW]
The Nexus 4 is a powerful phone with one glaring omission. Is it still worth your time?.
Turn Your iPhone 5 into a Notification Alert Light With Sparx [VIDEO]
Sparx is a protective case that lights up when you receive a notification night or day.
Motorola?s Droid Razr Maxx HD Is Thin and Powerful [REVIEW]
Do the new Razrs live up to their iconic name? We spent a bit of time with the Droid Razr HD as well as the Droid Razr Maxx HD to find out.
Hands-On: Verizon?s Droid DNA Wows With High-Def Display
The HTC Droid DNA smartphone for Verizon has a laundry list of cutting-edge specs. Here are our first impressions.
Make Commission Off Your Friends? iPhone Photos Using the Foap App [VIDEO]
In addition to selling their iPhone images for $10 each, users of Foap?s moneymaking app can now make commission off of their friends? photos.
Help End Homelessness With This Simple Survey App
The Homeless Connector mobile app encourages every American with a smartphone to help his or her homeless neighbors.
BlackBerry Messenger Now Does Voice Chats for Free Over Wi-Fi
BlackBerry Messenger users have a nice new perk headed their way, which enables free voice calls over Wi-Fi.
Get The Most Out of Mobile App Analytics With These 8 Tips
You can improve your app with analytics ? but make sure you?re analyzing the right data.
The 12 Online Scams of Christmas [INFOGRAPHIC]
As the holiday-shopping season approaches, cybercriminals are readying their scam list and checking it twice. And this year, no platform is off limits.
Wallet TrackR App Aims to Stop You From Losing Your Wallet [VIDEO]
The Wallet TrackR and accompanying iPhone app helps you keep track of your wallet.
Gmail Now Lets You Search for Emails by Size and More
Gmail has unveiled new ways to make searching for messages ?faster and easier,? the service announced.
Projecteo Turns Your Instagram Photos Into Mini Projector Slides
Projecto takes your Instagram photos into the world of film.
Google Launches Mobile Game You Play in Real Life
In what was inspired by the film and TV work of J.J. Abrams, Google?s Ninantic Labs has released a new multi-player gaming app based around mind control.
For more tech news and resources, you can follow Mashable?s tech channel on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.
Lifestyle
10 Customized Kindle Cases for Your Special Someone
The content on your Kindle is utterly personal, so why not choose a cover to suit?
This Tool Helps You Find the Budget-Friendly Fashion You?re Looking For
Shop It To Me is launching an online tool designed to help you track sales, and find clothes and accessories within your budget.
Are Text-Message Breakups Suddenly Okay? Ask the Dating Experts [VIDEO]
Breaking up by text message used to be a deplorable thing to do. Being in the thick of the digital age, is it more acceptable now as an honest, straightforward way to end a relationship?
5 Money-Saving Tools, Apps and Websites for Holiday Shopping
Everyone loves a good bargain, and when you have a long list of people to buy gift for, it?ll feel even more rewarding to nab those deals.
Oyster App Brings Ebook Library to Your Pocket
Oyster, a startup located in New York City, recently announced plans to launch a subscription-based book app, tailored specifically for smartphones.
This Tech Will Help You Grow Old Gracefully
Hair turning gray? Vision going down the drain? Still watching reruns of Matlock? Don?t worry ? here?s some tech to help you while you age.
Tour College Campuses Virtually With This Site
Unigo.com, which is short for ?university go,? has more than one million unique visitors each month.
Ceramic Bowl Purifies Water Without Chemicals
The process of water purification usually requires a large amount of equipment and labor, as well as time and resources.
Shop Your Social Network?s Product Recommendations With Pickie
Pickie is an iPad app that lets users discover personal-product recommendations from their social feeds based on category or brand.
Art.com App Turns Instagram Pics Into Printable Artwork
The Art.com app turns Instagram shots from your iPhone into printable works of art.
7 Ways to Find The Best Holiday Shopping Deals
We rounded up the best websites for shopping online and on mobile, as well as for buying items on your wish list when the deals are the best.
20 NSFW Etsy Products That Will Make You Blush
On Etsy, you can find anything from condom art to sex toys. We?ve found 20 sexy, silly and just plain vulgar items.
This Gadget Lets You Feed Your Pets From Your Smartphone
Meet Pintofeed, a device that lets you feed your pet using your smartphone.
Planning a Trip? Anchornote Keeps You on Top
Complicated itinerary planning just got a lot easier with the Anchornote app, which gives users to ability to make and organize location-based notes.
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