Guide Note

Cyber Monday is the online retail industry's name for the Monday immediately following Thanksgiving, during which stores and retailers offer great sales online. In an effort to drive sales traffic to online retailers, companies have hyped this day as the Internet's answer to Black Friday, which is traditionally one of the busiest shopping days of the year in physical stores.

Fast Facts

Cyber Monday: December 1, 2008
Also known as "Black Monday"
Symbolizes the start of the holiday shopping season online
Term invented by Shop.org
Marketing idea turned shopping trend
Pros: Avoid crowds, comparison shop, save on gas
Cons: Shipping costs and time, not able to see item in person

Cyber Monday Tips

Shopping online relieves much of the pressures of going to a store to buy gifts, but it poses some hazards as well. Visit Mahalo's How to Shop Online Without Getting Scammed page and make sure you are visiting trusted retailers when shopping online.

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Cyber Monday

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Cyber Monday Information and Background

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Cyber Monday News and Articles

Google News: Cyber Monday
Wall Street Journal: Online Retailers Roll Out Sales for 'Cyber Monday' (November 24, 2007)
Boston Herald: Web sites’ deals boost lure of ‘Cyber Monday’ (November 13, 2007)
The Motley Fool: Sleep In and Save on Cyber Monday (November 14, 2007)
CNET News: Cyber Monday more myth than reality? (2006)
InternetNews.com: Cyber Monday Breaks Records (2006)
eMarketer: Biggest E-Retail Day in History (2006)
BusinessWeek: Cyber Monday, Marketing Myth (2005)
CNNMoney: Shop 'til your mouse breaks: Etailers await "Cyber" Monday (2005)

Cyber Monday Blogs and Commentaries

Google Blog Search: Cyber Monday
Gizmodo: Black Friday Morphs Into Cyber Monday (2005)
Official Google Blog: Happy Cyber Monday (2006)
New York Times: Bits: Yahoo's Cyber Monday Meltdown
Valleywag: Fox Business Network Interviewee Not "Fair and Balanced"

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