"Cyber Monday turns 20 today. Though you may have memories of it from the late 90s, around the time time Nelson Madela didn't die and Berenstein Bears books were not published, the term was actually promoted by a hardworking marketing executive for a retail trade organization in 2005. On that first Cyber Monday, people were not doing Excite and Lycos searches; they were listening to Madonna's "Hung Up" on the first iPod Nanos and then sending their first hesitant, wobbly text messages on their Motorola Razr."
"That makes today the 20th anniversary of the holiest day in e-commerce, a day to celebrate buying things on the internet by buying things on the internet. Please join us in celebrating by ... buying things on the internet. We've actually done a lot of the heavy lifting here by making an exhaustively researched list of the very best Cyber Monday deals, and now by live-blogging the day's events from 7 am to 7 pm EST."
Cyber Monday marks its twentieth anniversary as a national celebration of electronic commerce. The term gained mainstream use after promotion by a retail trade organization marketing executive in 2005. Early online-shopping memories overlap with late-1990s consumer tech like iPod Nano music and Motorola Razr text messaging rather than early search engines. The day emphasizes buying things on the internet and features concentrated online discounts. An exhaustively researched list of top Cyber Monday deals has been compiled, and live coverage of deal updates will run from 7 am to 7 pm EST to guide shoppers through the day's promotions.
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