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Cyber Monday Last modified: Monday, November 30, 2009

In retail and online shopping the Monday immediately following Thanksgiving (or the Monday immediately following Black Friday) in the United States is referred to as Cyber Monday. This is a busy day for online retailers as it was initially perceived as the day when employees would return to work and shop online for the items they did not purchase on the preceding Black Friday. The term Cyber Monday was first coined by Shop.org and first used in 2005. See also Black Friday.

Cyber Monday Sales Up, Some Sites Down Internet content delivery player Akamai reported that peak traffic to U.S. retail sites during Cyber Monday . the first Monday after Thanksgiving . increased 30 percent from last year, reaching 4.6 million global visitors per minute. ECommerce-Guide ECommerce-Guide is the source for e-commerce news, trends, product reviews, and how-tos for businesses running online or e-commerce sites and selling and marketing products and services. Is Cyber Monday the Gift that Keeps on Giving? Data from DoubleClick Performics predicts that online shoppers will be buying even more on upcoming Mondays in December. What Black Friday and Cyber Monday Mean to Your Business We look at the facts and the stats to see if these two popular e-commerce dates in November are really profitable trends for small online retailers or just plain hype.