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Welcome to Cyber Monday!
Cyber Monday is a marketing term for the Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. The term "Cyber Monday" was created by marketing companies to persuade people to shop online. The term was coined by Ellen Davis and made its debut on November 28, 2005 in a Shop.org press release entitled "'Cyber Monday Quickly Becoming One of the Biggest Online Shopping Days of the Year".[1]
According to the Shop.org/Bizrate Research 2005 eHoliday Mood Study, "77 percent of online retailers said that their sales increased substantially on the Monday after Thanksgiving, a trend that is driving serious online discounts and promotions on Cyber Monday this year (2005)".
In 2015, Cyber Monday online sales grew to a record $2.98 billion, compared with $2.65 billion in 2014. However, the average order value was $128, down slightly from 2014's $160.[2]
The deals on Cyber Monday are online only and generally offered by smaller retailers that cannot compete with the big retailers. Black Friday generally offers better deals on technology, with nearly 85% more data storage deals than Cyber Monday. The past Black Fridays saw far more deals for small appliances, cutlery, and kitchen gadgets on average than Cyber Monday. Cyber Monday is larger for fashion retail. On the past two Cyber Mondays, there were an average of 45% more clothing deals than on Black Friday. There were also 50% more shoe deals on Cyber Monday than on Black Friday.[3]
SU News
Syracuse football's Mahoney, Etta-Tawo have record days in loss - The Juice Online (the juice; Salamone)
Syracuse shattered all kinds of single-game records in a shootout against Pitt on Saturday in a 76-61 loss at Heinz Field.
With a combined total of 137 points, the closing game of Syracuse’s 2016 season set a new FBS scoring record, in no small thanks to Zack Mahoney and Amba Etta-Tawo.
Mahoney finished the day with 440 yards and a school-record seven total touchdowns, tying Ryan Nassib’s 2010 record five passing touchdowns in a single game. The recipient on all of Mahoney’s passing touchdowns, Etta-Tawo, also set a school record for touchdown receptions in a single game.
Still, Mahoney didn’t get the ultimate stat he was worried about.
“It’s fun being out there and putting up all those points, but when it comes down to it, the only important stat that matters at the end of the day is wins and losses.” Mahoney said. “Walking away with a loss, especially on the last day for some of these seniors, it’s very disappointing.”
The scoring started early for Syracuse and continued all afternoon. Mahoney got the Orange on the board first, rushing two yards for a touchdown, giving his team an early lead. Although that would be the Orange’s only lead during the game, Mahoney was far from done scoring.
Trailing by 14 in the second quarter, Mahoney found Etta-Tawo on a short 5-yard pass for a score. But the Orange went into half trailing 35-21.
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Libonati: Despite clear struggles, Syracuse football made progress this season (DO; Libonati)
Before the season, Dino Babers justified his calm on the field by saying he gives players his energy during the week. Saturday, that all changed.
After a questionable late hit call on SU’s Evan Foster, Babers’ headset swung to the ground and his hat swept back on his head. Eventually his hat came off, suffering the same fate as the headset. His gloves and vest followed. He called a timeout and motioned for the referee to come over to him.
The outburst, uncharacteristic for Babers, proved the game’s importance. In SU’s most do-or-die game of the year, the Orange recorded its best offensive output, with a backup quarterback no less. In past seasons, the Orange has struggled in the back half of seasons. It lost eight of its last nine games in 2015 and its last five in 2014. While it struggled again, losing its last four games in 2016, the team showed more fight than former head coach Scott Shafer’s teams ever did.
It’s emblematic of a shift in culture. Coaches talk about changing culture, including SU men’s soccer coach Ian McIntyre and field hockey coach Ange Bradley. Both have turned around their respective programs. Often, measuring a change like that is intangible. But Saturday showed SU is headed in the right direction.
“I just feel like a lot of the mindset around here has changed a lot. Just a lot of guys holding people more accountable and it’s a more of a winning culture,” Syracuse junior linebacker Parris Bennett said. “It’s a lot more guys believing we can win every game and people going in with the mindset we should really win this game. Not just try to keep it close and make it an upset.”
That’s not to say Syracuse football has been turned around, because it clearly hasn’t been yet. SU won’t be going to a bowl game for the third straight year. Eric Dungey’s health remains in doubt. Coming into the season, it was arguably the second-biggest topic for Syracuse and will be the most-talked about subject for the rest of the offseason.
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Narduzzi certainly was pleased with Pitt's offensive performance vs. Syracuse (post-gazette.com; Meyer)
In the moments after his team polished off a 76-61 victory Saturday against Syracuse at Heinz Field, Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi was a man divided.
The win against the Orange was the Panthers’ third in a row and eighth of the season, giving them consecutive seasons with at least eight wins for the first time since 2008-09. While doing so, they scored more points than any Pitt team had in a single game since 1977.
A defensive maestro by trade, however, Narduzzi couldn’t enjoy the thrill of the win and what his offense accomplished without looking at the other side of the scoreboard and grimacing (or worse). Though the offense pieced together its best performance in what was already a record-breaking season, its defense, which has vacillated between passable and unwatchable this season, was as porous as it has been for some time.
“Half of me jumped for joy with what our offense did [Saturday] and half of it makes me sick,” Narduzzi said. “We didn’t make enough plays on defense. We have to go back to ground zero. Give [Syracuse] credit to [its] group of receivers out there that made plays. We didn’t match up well.”
Syracuse’s 61 points were the most Pitt had allowed in a game since 1996, when it lost, 72-0, at Ohio State. Each of the Orange’s final five possessions ended with a touchdown.
The explanations for how such a colossal breakdown could occur vary. Much of it, though, is attributable to the opponent and the effect it had on them.
Led by first-year coach Dino Babers, regarded as one of the top offensive minds in the sport, Syracuse presents a matchup problem that belies its modest points-per-game average of 25.7. The Orange operates faster offensively than any opponent Pitt had played previously this season and works at a quicker tempo than all but six Football Bowl Subdivision teams, averaging 83.8 plays per game.
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Central New York's guide to cut-your-own Christmas tree farms (PS; Pucci)
While some people will leave their homes bright and early on Black Friday in search of can't-miss bargains, others will be heading out for a completely different Christmas tradition.
Whether its the meandering walk through the Christmas tree farm in search of the perfect tree, or the chance to break out your plaid flannel shirt and bow saw and be a lumberjack for the day, there are plenty of reasons why so many will flock to the dozens of cut-your-own Christmas tree farms in Central New York this season.
Check our list below for the opening date, hours and types of trees available at more than 30 farms in Central New York. Do you know of a place missing from the list? Tell us in the comments below.
CNY Christmas Tree Farm Guide
Name Directions Hours Phone (315)
Austin Tree Farm Volney Nov. 24 to Christmas Eve. Monday to Saturday, from 9 a.m. to dark. Sunday, from 1 p.m. to dark. 598.9794
Beckwith Family Christmas Trees Hannibal Nov. 19 and 20, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Nov. 25 to Dec. 18, daily, 9 a.m. to dark. 564.5479
Bis-Mar Farms West Monroe Weekends, from Dec. 1 to Dec. 23, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call ahead on weekdays. 668.2196
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