 We're quickly approaching the end of November, also known as the busiest shopping season of the year. Between Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday, it's a good time for holiday shoppers to get great deals on gifts. For those of you who were too busy browsing stores to keep posted on Mashable articles, we've listed our top picks into one post. This week's features roundup includes advice on how to make the most of your social media experience, digital business tips, the latest tech gadgets, as well as digital resources for your home life. Check them out, below. Editor's Picks 10 Smart Tips for Buying an HDTV If you're in the market for an HDTV this holiday season, here's everything you should be thinking about. Thanksgiving Charity: How to Help Sandy Victims via Twitter As many families are still displaced after Sandy, this Thanksgiving's theme is one of giving back. How to Plan Your Next Vacation in One Breezy Sitting Here's how you can easily plan a vacation with travel apps and platforms. 10 Completely Useless Websites We Found in 2012 Here are the 10 useless, time-wasting websites we loved the most in 2012. 12 Holiday Gifts That Give Back These gifts that give back are socially conscious purchases without taking away from the joy of shopping. Gift of the Day 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. Stylish HiRise Stand Elevates Laptops to the Ideal Height We've never seen a laptop stand as useful or beautiful as the HiRise for MacBook from Twelve South. Your Favorite Music Fan Will Treasure This Twistable Wireless Speaker HiddenRadio might be the best-looking wireless speaker on the market. It would make a great gift for the design-conscious techie in your life. FitBit Is the Gift for Health-Conscious Data Nerds FitBit records a user's number of steps taken, stairs climbed, distance traveled and calories burned each day, in addition to your quality of sleep. This Touchfire Keyboard Makes an Ideal Gift for iPad Fans The Touchfire screen-top keyboard attaches directly to the iPad, making it the perfect gift for a fatigued tablet typer. Nike FuelBand Is the Gift for the Digital Athlete The Nike+ FuelBand tracks fitness goals via a sleek wristband that uses a LED display to show calories burned. Your Tablet-Happy Friends Will Worship This Magnetic iPad Keyboard For those who like their holidays with a hefty serving of Apple, Brydge is a new portable keyboard for your iPad-owning friends and family. Give This MP3 Player to the Underwater Music Fan The SwiMP3 is an underwater music player that works without headphones. For more tech gift suggestions, visit Mashable's Gift of the Day topic page. Social Media 25 Must-Follow Twitter Accounts for Gaza-Israel Conflict Updates Follow these 25 accounts to stay updated on the Gaza-Israel conflict. How to Share on Facebook Mobile After years of waiting, Facebook users on smartphones and tablets can finally share posts directly from their News Feed. Find out how in four simple steps. 10 Pretty Pinterest Boards For Thanksgiving Inspiration We found many inspiring boards that offer creative ways to dress up your Turkey-Day table, so we thought we'd share them with you. Instagram Launches Profile Badges Instagram just rolled out new badges as a way to help brands promote their accounts across the web. App Sends Your Instagram Photos to Walgreens The Printicular app lets you send Instagram photos from your phone straight to a Walgreens store for pick up in about an hour. 5 Fascinating Facts We Learned From Reddit This Week Did you know that Abe Lincoln and Hulk Hogan have more in common than odd facial hair? 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 How to Find Top Tech Talent on Social Media Social media could be the answer to finding top employees. The Real Value of Facebook Isn't Your Likes or Fans Most businesses want to know how to get more Likes/fans and engagement on their Facebook pages -- but they're missing the point. 7 Tax Tips Your Startup Should Consider Before 2013 Here are seven tax-saving ideas to consider before the calendar flips to 2013. Twitter Offers $1 Million in Advertising Credits For Small Business Saturday Twitter is offering as much as $1 million (total) in free ad credits to 10,000 businesses to support Small Business Saturday this weekend. How Small Businesses Can Win the Web/a> More than 60% of small businesses do not have a website, and many that are online do not show up in search results. 4 Ways Tablets Help the Modern Sales Rep Today's sales reps must know how to leverage tablets to better equip themselves for challenges in the marketplace. 4 Personal Websites for the Media-Savvy Worker Think of a personal website as a public business card - with links. The best of them feature a stunning design, and showcase information succinctly. Try one of these options. Amazon Cyber Monday Deals Begin Sunday Amazon announced its Cyber Monday deals, which will actually begin on Sunday night. For more business news and resources, you can follow Mashable's business channel on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook. Tech & Mobile Broadcast TV Comes to the iPhone and iPad With the new EyeTV Mobile tuner, broadcast television becomes just another app on an iOS device. 10 Mobile Apps to Control Your Laptop Whether you want to move your mouse pointer from across the room or across town, remote apps can get the job done - from afar. 5 User Experience Lessons From Tom Hanks There are many user-experience design lessons we take from pop culture. Here are five we've learned from Tom Hanks and his classic films. Hulu Launches Video Game Hub Hulu has added a video-game hub to its service that includes HD trailers, release dates and reviews. 6 Tech Fixes for Your Thanksgiving There's no reason to face your many Thanksgiving tasks alone: You've got technology on your side. Highlight Updates Its iOS App, Finally Comes To Android Highlight saw a huge update, adding new features to its iOS app, and finally bringing the service to Android. Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 is Good, But No iPad Killer/a> Amazon debuts the bigger, more powerful Kindle Fire HD 8.9. Can it compete against Apple's iPad? Find out here. This App Curates Gifts From Startups for Your Trendy Friends A new app called JustBecause helps you find gifts for friends any time of year -- but the holidays are the perfect time to give it a whirl. For more tech news and resources, you can follow Mashable's tech channel on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook. Lifestyle How to Cook a Complete Thanksgiving Meal Using YouTube Everything you need to cook a complete Thanksgiving Day meal is available on YouTube. Impressive Kohler Shower Head Doubles as Wireless Speaker/a> Kohler's "Moxie" shower head and wireless speaker pairs wirelessly with any Bluetooth-enabled device, up to 32 feet away. SkinnyScoop Brings the Conversation Into Pinterest-Style Recommendations SkinnyScoop's site targets women -- specifically moms -- to combine the whimsicalness of Pinterest with the reality of a modern-day sewing circle. iPhone-Syncing Bike Mount Makes Your Apps More Accessible If you're a weekend cyclist or maybe someone who bikes to work for exercise, there's a new gadget that's a real game-changer for bikers. Nintendo's Wii U: First Impressions We spent the last 24 hours playing with the Wii U, and have organized our early thoughts on the system. Read on if you're on the fence about buying one. Seqinetic 'Sun' Glasses Lets You Wear Daylight to Fight Winter Blues/a> Seqinetic "sun" glasses, which includes six LEDs and a reflector, literally lets users wear daylight. 5 Ways to Protect your Accounts When Shopping Online Before you bust out your credit card to shop online during the holidays, be sure to check out these five important tips for keeping your account safe. Top Tech Toys for the Connected Generation/a> Here is a selection of top toys for connected kids. 5 Apps for an Effortless Thanksgiving Dinner From recipes to kitchen timers, these apps will guarantee a stress-free, and more importantly, delicious Thanksgiving meal. How to Keep Secrets on Your Smartphone There are plenty of reasons to keep some images on your mobile device private -- reasons that have nothing to do with clandestine affairs and flirtatious sexts. Makerbot 3D Photo Booth Creates Personal Portraits Makerbot introduced its own 3D-printing photo booth, where users will get a monochrome version of their head. Play Tetris in Reverse With 'Dream of Pixels' Dream of Pixels is a game that takes the Tetris concept, turns it upside down and adorns it with some dreamy graphics. 5 Shopping Apps To Help You Save Cash on Black Friday and Beyond These shopping apps can help you make an informed purchasing decision. 10 Tantalizing Recipes for Your Turkey Leftovers We've found 10 delicious and creative YouTube video recipes to turn your leftover Thanksgiving turkey into a standalone meal to relish. For more digital lifestyle news and resources, you can follow Mashable's lifestyle channel on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook. Image courtesy of Flickr, mortsan | 
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