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"Cyber Monday" refers to the first Monday after Thanksgiving in the United States, when online merchants offer web-only promotions and discounts. Introduced in 1995 by the National Retail Federation, Cyber Monday's frenzy of online shopping reached over $1 billion for the first time in 2010. "Black Friday," the Friday after Thanksgiving, gets its name because the frenzy of Christmas shoppers is what traditionally puts many retailers "in the black" (makes them profitable) for the year.