As Director of Special Projects, Nicole Cammorata helps guide Mashable's editorial innovations, licensing programs, and specialty series. Previously, she was the site's Executive Editor and its very first Shopping Editor before that. Nicole is also Mashable's resident gifting expert and gets a thrill out of helping readers find the perfect present. She received a B.S. in Journalism from Boston University and an MFA in fiction writing from The New School. She lives in Maine with her husband, their three young children, and a backyard full of flowers.
Latest From Nicole Cammorata
Gifts for the students gearing up for college
You can do better than a gift card.
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Meet Kyle Krueger, the up-and-coming techfluencer with charm to spare
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Karamo Brown is teaching the world how to be vulnerable
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Tech creator Carter 'PC' Smith is chronically online in the best possible way
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Literary devices: What BookTok content creator Ayman keeps in her bag
"Life is too short to read boring books."
60+ Father's Day gifts for Dad he won't have to pretend to like
We've got some ideas you won't think of on your own.
By Nicole Cammorata and Matt Ford
Best Father's Day gifts: Surprise Dad with something memorable
We promise there are better options than a mug that says "Dad."
By Leah Stodart and Nicole Cammorata
Unique gift ideas for men who say they have everything
Interesting men deserve interesting gifts.
By Nicole Cammorata and Matt Ford
The best college graduation gifts for life in the real world
Hooray for a gift they'll actually use.
By Nicole Cammorata and Miller Kern
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Plus her top five "desert island" video games.
Best gifts for mom 2026: 60+ thoughtful gift ideas that are as special as she is
Surprise her with something sentimental or make her life easier with something practical.
TikTok creator Gigi Bello on the simple gear setup she relies on for capturing content
And how redoing her "landlord special" peephole made her go viral.
These are the essential content creator tools for farmer and podcast host Jesse Frost
Plus, why he loves creating content for farmers.
Short-form video creator Kyle Krueger shares the tech essentials he's come to rely on
And the $1600 phone case he can't live without.
