2022 Edition: Web Professionals Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals

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Following my tradition of the past six years, I’ve published a roundup of Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping deals and discounts.

If you’re not familiar, Black Friday is the Friday after the U.S. Thanksgiving Day. In 2022, the U.S. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on Thursday, November 24, 2022.

Cyber Monday is the first Monday that follows the U.S. Thanksgiving Day.

As expected, many businesses have already announced and promoted their deals and discounts.

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5 Things I Learned About Mastodon

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With the change of ownership and direction at Twitter, a lot of Twitter users have switched (or are considering switching) to Mastodon, the open-source decentralized social media network that launched in 2016.

I’m one of them.

Though I’m still using Twitter, it’s likely I’ll be making the switch to only using Mastodon soon.

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41% of Americans Don’t Use Cash for Weekly Purchases

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In a typical week, four in 10 American adults go “cashless”, a sharp increase from 29% in 2018 and 24% in 2015, according to a recent survey by Pew Research Center.

Only 14% of Americans say all or almost all of their purchases are made with cash in a typical week. And almost 60% of Americans say some of their purchases are paid using cash.

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