Cyber Monday: Deals and Tips

County officials want shoppers to be savvy during the biggest online spending day of the year.

After millions of people across the nation line up outside retailers for Black Friday, millions more will plop down at their work computers for Cyber Monday today. According to BusinessWeek, digital specialists at the National Retail Foundation created Cyber Monday in 2005. The shopping holiday was meant to entice office employees who were still riding the high of Black Friday and were able to shop from their work computers. It has since become the centerpiece of online holiday shopping. In 2005, shoppers spent a total of $484 million nationwide, comScore reports. In 2011, they spent $1.25 billion, making it the biggest online spending day in history. Retailers like Wal-Mart are going one step further, advertising Cyber Monday bargains on …

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