2012-12-15

With 10 days until Christmas, for many this is the final stretch of the gift-buying season. As the stakes get higher for you, Mashable has focused our coverage to bring you all the best gift ideas from around the Internet.

During the past week, we've found and written about gifts for your boyfriend or girlfriend, gifts for your mom, gifts for techies, gifts from Editor's Picks

13 Holiday Gift Ideas for Your Boyfriend
Shopping for your man? Here are some fun ideas for every kind of guy.

Redbox Challenges Netflix With $6 a Month Streaming Service
Redbox and Verizon are taking on Netflix with a $6-per-month streaming service.

11 Terrific Tech Gifts for Mom
These are the Top 11 tech gifts for moms this holiday season.

Google Maps for iOS Returns, Available for Download Now
Google Maps is now available to download for iOS.

Kindle vs. Nook: Which E-Reader Should You Gift?
Kindle, Nook or iPad? That's the question nearly every American consumer asks himself after deciding to purchase (or gift) an e-reader.

12 Holiday Gift Ideas for Your Girlfriend
Not sure what to buy your girlfriend for the holidays? Check out these ideas.

Gift of the Day

Logitech TV Cam Is the Perfect Gift for Your Skyping Grandma
This Logitech TV cam will take your Skype chats with grandma to the next level.

Road Trippers Will Brake for This Virtual Car Assistant
This Parrot virtual assistant clips to the sun visor of your car and handles your calls and texts while you drive.

The iBaby Monitor Is the Best Gift for Watchful Parents
The iBaby is a digital upgrade to basic baby monitors, allowing parents to remotely control the monitor via iOS devices.

Biscotti Is a No-Brainer Gift for Reluctant Video Chatters
The Biscotti TV phone is a simple and affordable way to help some of your less tech-savvy relatives video chat with the rest of the family.

For more tech gift suggestions, visit Mashable's Gift of the Day topic page.

Social Media

10 Christmas Twitter Headers You Can Download for Free
We have found 10 free Twitter header images that will bring some wintery wonder to your profile page.

Bring Instagram Photos Back Into Twitter With This Chrome Extension
Instagram recently disabled support for Twitter cards, but there's an easy solution to this problem for Chrome users.

Seinfeld Twitter Account Shows Hilarious Modern-Day Plot Lines
The humor behind syndicated-favorite Seinfeld brilliantly captured the essence of the '90s, but what if the hit show aired today?

Instagram Introduces New Filter, Crop and Other Tools
Beyond crop, scale and improved tilt-shift, Instagram also added a new filter, dubbed “Willow.”

Hands On With Instagram's New Features
Check out the latest features in the newest Instagram update.

Twitter Adds Instagram-Like Photo Filters
Twitter just unveiled photo filters. Can it take on Instagram?

Hands On With Twitter's New Photo Filters
Twitter added its own image-hosting service back in 2011, and over the last 18 months has become progressively more interested in images.

Pinterest Adds Support for Twitter Cards
As Instagram closes its doors to Twitter, Pinterest is taking up the slack. The network quietly added support for Twitter Cards (i.e., expanded tweets).

WordPress 3.5 Has Arrived
WordPress 3.5 is now available. Webmasters, start your update engines.

How to Buy Facebook Gifts for Friends
If you want to learn how to use Facebook's new Gifts service to send physical presents to your friends, Mashable has compiled a handy how-to guide.

Here's What the New Facebook Privacy Settings Will Look Like
Facebook is changing your privacy settings by the end of the year. Here's what your new privacy options will look like.

The Photo App That Kills Over-Sharing
Newly launched app PicIT24 could be the cure for friends who clog your Instagram feed with a million crappy shots from the same event.

These Jeans Will Update Facebook for You
Replay jeans feature a vinyl pocket with a bluetooth device that can share updates with the wearer's social networks.

Facebook for Android Just Got a Lot Faster
The social network announced Version 2.0 of its Android app, which makes Facebook for Android completely native, and a great deal faster in the process.

10 Simple DIY Gift Ideas on Pinterest
Whether you prefer to give from the heart or you're just plain broke, DIY is the way to go for gifting. And Pinterest is chock full of inspiration.

The 6 Best Facebook Games of 2012
Mashable lists the best Facebook games released during the past year.

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

Square Now Sells Digital Gift Cards
Square just made it much easier for consumers and local businesses to use gift cards during the holidays.

10 Most Innovative Viral Video Ads of 2012
Viral advertising is a whole new ball game. Here's who got it right in 2012.

ZenDeals Solves the Biggest Problem With Online Coupons
ZenDeals uses patent-pending technology to verify online coupon codes so consumers don't end up wasting time trying to redeem outdated or fake offers.

Advertising on LinkedIn: Your Guide for 2013
Learn the ins and outs of advertising on LinkedIn so you can get the maximum click-through rates for your ads. Here's a quick guide.

Brickstarter Promotes Crowdfunding for Community Planning
Brickstarter is a prototype for a web-based service that provides citizens with a platform to turn ideas into projects.

Ownshelf Helps Readers Share Their Digital Libraries With Friends
Ownshelf, a free service, provides readers a cloud storage platform to share and discover e-books with their friends and family.

Amazon Integrates With Facebook to Launch Social Gifting Feature
Amazon launched a new gift feature that lets users connect with Facebook to keep track of their friends' birthdays and shopping wish lists.

5 Ways to Prepare for Job Hunting in 2013
Even though December is generally a slow month for interviews and hiring, job seekers can still take steps this month to help the search process.

Startup Helps Young Talent Crowdfund Their Careers
Pave, a New York startup, has an idea it thinks will help young adults achieve their potential.

This Dev Bootcamp Will Make You More Hireable in 9 Weeks
San Francisco startup Dev Bootcamp takes programming novices and turns them into hirable Ruby on Rails coders through an intense nine-week course.

Manage Your Kickstarter Campaign With This Simple Dashboard
Soma, a water filter company, built a dashboard to track its recent Kickstarter campaign, and it is now offering the tool free as a Chrome extension.

4 Best Practices for Digital Marketers in 2013
In the digital marketing industry, the writing’s already on the wall. Here are the trends we need to watch in 2013.

For more business news and resources, you can follow Mashable's business channel on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.

Tech & Mobile

The 10 Best Indie Games for the Holiday Season
You or someone you know is probably one of those fickle gamer types. Here are 10 indie games worth picking up.

10 iPad Wallpapers Full of Winter Cheer
Are you looking to give your iPad a makeover for the holiday season?

12 Problems Solved by Tech in 2012
Here are 12 inspiring technology uses that helped solve challenging problems around the world in 2012.

10 Geeky Stocking Stuffers Under $15
We found 10 stocking stuffers that any geek would be happy to unwrap on the 25th.

Yahoo Mail Gets Major Overhaul With Emphasis on Fewer Distractions
It's been a long time coming, but Yahoo! Mail finally got a much-needed redesign of its email platform.

Lenovo's X1 Carbon Ultrabook Gets the Touchscreen Treatment
Lenovo launched a touchscreen variant of its business-oriented ThinkPad X1 Carbon ultrabook, dubbed the X1 Carbon Touch.

Find the Perfect Bottle of Wine With This App
iPhone app Blush puts a personal wine shopper in the palm of your hand.

This Laptop Case Is Completely Indestructible
The Vivax laptop case is like the James Bond of computer cases -- completely indestructible.

New Chrome Extension Lets You Save Web Content to Google Drive
Google has launched a new extension for Chrome called "Save to Drive," enabling users to save web content to a Google Drive.

4 Tools That Take the Headache Out of Group Gifting
Whether you want to chip in for a specific gift or even help raise money for a charity, here's a look at four foolproof e-tools that get the job done.

This Product Will Make Your Home Smarter
The smart home is a staple of sci-fi tropes, but it's not as far off as you may think.

This Plug-In Knows Your Next Favorite Website
Lumi is a new service from two founders of Last.fm that uses your browser history to suggest new pages to visit.

Amazon Brings Instant Video App to iPhone, iPod Touch
Amazon's Instant Video app, previously available only on the iPad, is now also available for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

This App Turns Your Video Clips Into Instant Music Videos
Videos you shoot on your iPhone are about to get a lot cooler.

For more tech news and resources, you can follow Mashable's tech channel on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.

Lifestyle

10 Festive Free E-Cards for the Holidays
No time to buy Christmas cards? Take a look through our festive and free options.

How to Choose the Right Tech Gift for Kids of all Ages
What gadgets and technology are appropriate for kids of different ages?

Hands-On Learning in School Just Got Very Real
Students in one N.J. school district are using an ActivTable, which uses Microsoft Surface technology. Kids learn by interacting with touch, gestures and movement.

All-Natural Compostable Water Filter Promises 'Superior Taste'
For the eco-conscious among us, the Soma water filter is an all-natural, 100% compostable alternative to purifying H20.

HotelTonight Now Allows You To Gift Hotel Stays
Last-minute hotel booking app HotelTonight released an update Tuesday, allowing users to give hotel stays as gifts.

Wahoo Bluetooth Scale Keeps Track of All Your Weigh-Ins
A Bluetooth-enabled scale is one of those gadgets you think you don't really need until you have one.

4 Free Services to Create an Online Wish List
In the olden days, only Santa Claus would get a peek at your wish list. Now with the rise of the social web, you can share yours with your social networks.

What to Get the Techie Who Has Everything
What gift can you give to a person that already owns a tablet and other tech gadgets?.

Score the Best Bargains With These 4 Handy Deal Aggregators
The timed deal industry paved the way for deal aggregator websites. Here are four winners.

Manage All Your Expenses With One Updated App
An update to Manilla, an online service to organize bills and subscriptions, added a Custom Accounts feature.

10 Foolproof Gifts for Your Office Secret Santa
Is your office carrying on the classic Secret Santa tradition this year? If so, check out these 10 geeky gifts that you can order online, all for under $10.

For more digital lifestyle news and resources, you can follow Mashable's lifestyle channel on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.

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