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November 27, 2012 03:20 am GMT

Cyber Monday: Are You Shopping at Work?


Are you at work right now? If so, are you one of the sale-seeking consumers making this a great Cyber Monday for retailers?

Cyber Monday came to be because so many people started to realize they could take advantage of the faster broadband connectivity at the office to do some quick holiday shopping after Thanksgiving weekend. In the days of dial-up and slow modems, making an online purchase could take the equivalent of your lunch hour.

Now that high speed internet connections at home is more prevalent, online shopping is becoming part of the norm. Final figures aren't in yet, but analytics firm ComScore says $13.7 billion has been spent online for the holiday season-to-date, marki…
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