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Cyber Monday 
49 posts and columns on Cyber Monday
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Three 2012 Holiday Online Shopping Trends to Follow in 2013
Typical peak shopping days such as Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Christmas Eve morphed into a week-long phenomenon.
Google Should Thank Holiday Shoppers for Boosting Cost Per Click
There’s clear evidence that holiday shoppers helped boost one of the company’s key metrics in the fourth quarter.
Online Holiday Spending Up 16 Percent, According to ComScore
Cyber Monday still rules.
The Prime Reason Why Amazon’s Sales May Be Falling Behind This Holiday
Amazon’s peak spending days may occur even closer to Christmas this year, as more customers sign-up for its free two-day shipping program.
Twitter, Facebook and Those Ugly IBM Statistics
Waiting for someone to debunk IBM’s “Twitter and Facebook generated almost no retail traffic” stats? Keep waiting.
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Cyber Monday Spending Hits $1.5 Billion, Shatters U.S. Record
Cyber Monday spending hit $1.5 billion in the U.S. to make it the biggest shopping day in history, according to comScore, which tracks purchases made on computers using broadband connections. The firm reports that on Cyber Monday, which falls on the Monday after Thanksgiving, spending was up 17 percent year over year, and that overall, e-commerce spending for the first 26 days of the holiday season has totaled $16.4 billion, a 16 percent increase over last year. ComScore does not include purchases made over mobile devices, which by one account is estimated to be contributing as much as 13 percent of sales this season.On Cyber Monday, Mobile — Not Social — Takes All the Glory
There’s no contest: So far this season, mobile has generated 13 percent of online holiday sales, whereas, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have contributed virtually zero.
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Amazon Taps Bond Market for First Time in 15 Years
Amazon appears to be taking advantage of low interest rates to build its cash reserves.As iTunes Cards Come to “Gifts,” Apple and Facebook Meet Under the Mistletoe
Happy holidays, Facebook friends! Have a Bieber album, on me.
First Round Capital’s Online Bazaar Hypes Its Investments on Cyber Monday
Investors dreaming of a green Christmas.