Cyber Monday Sales Are up 24.1% So Far

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Cyber Monday isn’t even over yet, but it’s shaping up to be a happy day for online retailers.
IBM reports that online sales through noon Monday EST are up 24.1% compared to the same period in 2011. Mobile is a big factor this year. Some 22.4% of consumers are using a mobile device to visit a retailer’s site and 12% of them are using such a device to make a purchase. Parsing the data further, IBM found that 8.7% of shoppers are coming from iPhones, 7.2% are from iPads and 6.3% are accessing a retail site from their Android device.

Meanwhile, only 0.2% of all Cyber Monday sales so far are referred from social networks.

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All the Cyber Monday Deals: 2012

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Well Black Friday is over. Maybe you scored some deals, maybe you stayed in this year. Either way, Cyber Monday is here to drag you back for another round of insanely discounted shopping. We found, ranked, and sorted all the Cyber Monday deals (and non-deals) for you. Here's your definitive guide for Digital Shopping D-Day.

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Why Cyber Monday Trumps Black Friday [Infographic]

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oday is Thanksgiving—a day to spend time with our families and focus on the things we’re thankful for. But as soon as we’re stuffed with turkey, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie we’ll forget about what we’re thankful for and catch the shopping bug.

According to an exclusive infographic from Cyber Monday at HSN, “This year, Americans will spend more than $586 billion during the holiday season. Of that, a staggering $96 billion will be spend online as shoppers search for the best deal.” The infographic takes a look at the relatively new “Cyber Monday” trend and why buying online is so much more appealing than missing out on sleep, waiting in lines and wading through crowds to get the best Black Friday deals.

Check out the infographic below and let us know what you think. Will you be waking up at the crack of dawn for the Black Friday sales this year or staying home to take advantage of Cyber Monday?

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Mobile Plays A Growing Role In Cyber Monday Shopping [Infographic]

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A total of almost $1.25 billion was spent on Cyber Monday in 2011. That was nearly 12% of all the money spent by November online shoppers… in one day.

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Apple iOS 6 Confirmed for Next Monday (Updated)

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This banner—reflected on glass—has just been snapped at the Moscone West, the venus for Apple's World Wide Developers Conference 2012 in San Francisco, California. There isn't much information for iOS 6, but this is what we expect.

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eBay Sold Four iPad 2s Per Minute This Cyber Monday Morning

Online commerce giant eBay this morning ran a Cyber Monday deal for a white Apple iPad 2 WiFi 16GB, selling the popular tablet for $449 or exactly $50 off the MSRP (+ free shipping). Turns out a lot of people figured that was a great deal.

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