All I can say is UGH!
I’m wondering what happened here. Cyber Monday used to be a fun day of shopping online, clicking from one site to the next while avoiding having to stand in long lines, and people with emotional drama for last items on a shelf.

What happened? It’s like the Net is a ghosttown today. Everybody did their thing on Friday but not many “stores” are up on this internet business tradition. I guess the economy could account for some of this madness. Maybe prices are already too low. Most of the major corporations haven’t even taken a swing at the potential sales for today, other than giving their usual holiday mark-ups discounts.

Or Maybe this is an opportunity for education.  With all the newcomers to the web, its quite conceivable that they don’t have a clue about Cyber Monday or what they’re supposed to do. Frustrating at best for the rest of us enlightened ones but I can honestly say that there needs to be more awareness about the culture of the web.

Twitter is “aBuzz” today with disappointed would-be-spenders, and articles are popping up all over the place to express concern for the lack of interest in this internet sales tradition. Are we losing our grip in the webspace, or is this a sign that the physical realm is trying to merge a little too much with the virtual world?

In any case, the day is shot to smithereens because none of the stores I wanted to buy from have taken a stand for Cyber Monday.  For those who don’t know what it is, the wiki blurb is below to help you get a clue.

Wikipedia: “The term Cyber Monday refers to the Monday immediately following Black Friday, the ceremonial kick-off of the holiday online shopping season in the United States between Thanksgiving Day and Christmas. [1] Whereas Black Friday is associated with traditional brick-and-mortar stores, “Cyber Monday” symbolizes a busy day for online retailers. The premise was that consumers would return to their offices after the Black Friday weekend, making purchases online that they were not able to make in stores.”