What if, instead of writing a check to the power company every month, the power company had to write one to you? A St. Petersburg man is counting on that happening by the end of this year because of the five-kilowatt solar system he put on his roof. [www.clipsyndicate.com | FOX WTVT Tampa-St Petersb]
TV presenter Carol Vorderman launches Alculator website allowing us to keep track of how much we drink [www.clipsyndicate.com | Press Association UK]
If you're on Facebook, you've probably taken one or two quizzes about which Simpson character are you most like, or what's your personality profile. But in tonight's Special Report, Fox's Mark Saxenmeyer shows us how you could be exposing personal information to people you don't know. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WFLD FOX 32 Chicago, IL]
If you didn't get enough of the holiday sales over the weekend, you're in luck: it's Cyber Monday! Many retailers are offering online-only specials for those who want to take a break from work and hit the web for a little shopping. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTTG FOX 5 Washington, DC]
With Black Friday a mere memory, holiday shoppers are clicking their way to more deals. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WIVB CBS 4 Buffalo]
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You really had to try to find shoppers in rice village. But is it because of the economy or Cyber Monday--the big online shopping day? [www.clipsyndicate.com | KRIV FOX 7 Houston, TX]
If you avoided the Black Friday shopping rush this weekend, there's a different way to take advantage of seasonal sales without leaving your living room. Today is Cyber Monday, the biggest day of the year for internet shopping... and Catherine Ross shows us how certain local businesses are taking advantage of the growing number of people choosing to buy online. Before even one customer had walked in the door this morning at Home Sweet Home in Minot, the cash register was a-buzz... (Linda Johnson / Owner, Home Sweet Home) "We've been ringing sales constantly because we've been pulling off the internet orders." And at Cookies for You, their list of orders keeps growing by the day. (Mary Helen Hasby / Cookies for You) "For the next three weeks, we'll be very busy. Shipping will certainly pick up during this month, and we'll ship everywhere." Both stores say their websites are critical for the holiday boost to business, and while they have no shortage of customers during the year... (Linda Johnson / Owner, Home Sweet Home) "We really get hopping right around Thanksgiving and right up until Christmas. For us, November and December, the online ordering is just huge." And those orders come in from *everywhere*... (Linda Johnson / Owner, Home Sweet Home) "The people who order these products are people who used to live in North Dakota and want a taste of North Dakota and memories from home." Others want to spread their Pride of Dakota or just some local cheer all over the world...and from the Philippines...to Switzerland...and Alaska, these businesses deliver. (Mary Helen Hasby / Cookies for You) "We ship a lot overseas because we are a military community. People that have been here, have left here and been PCSed somewhere else, they still remember us." (Linda Johnson / Owner, Home Sweet Home) "It's really what's keeping our business going." And they will keep going through the holiday rush...all the while throwing in that extra touch their customers expect from a small business... (Mary Helen Hasby / Cookies for You) "W
Online orders skyrocket today... Whether you're sneaking a peek at work... Or sitting home in your pajamas... Thousands of Americans surf the net today for some of the best online deals. Reporter Amber Schatz explains why "Cyber Monday" means REAL big bucks. (2:47) "It's easy, fast, do it from home, usually better prices." It's the king of online shopping days... And for many this year... Cyber Monday rules holiday business. (Justin Krom/"The Web Guy") :47 "Cyber Monday is our busiest day of the year, should be, hopefully it is." (NAT 15:40) "Thank you for calling KTM Hutt, this is Ken." Online traffic and page views are way up at locally owned, KTM Cycle Hutt... As they push deals to their online customers. (Justin Krom) 2:05 "People get to the site and they're looking for that deal and anytime this time of year comes around and you put SALE online, our conversion starts going up." Their conversion rate has doubled from last year... That's how many people visit the site versus people who visit and actually make a purchase. Right now, they're six hundred orders behind... as calls and online orders keep coming in... (NAT 17:05 "Everything, boots, goggles, gloves." (Justin Bohn/Owner) 11:17 "For volume it's off the charts... 9:29 "It's convenience, you can have it shipped to your door, don't have to fight traffic the gasoliine paid for shipping paid for." From small to big stores... There's been an overwhelming online response. Last year, shoppers spent almost 850 million dollars on Cyber Monday alone. And many retail workers say they understand why. (Cody Clark/Operations Supervisor) 18:34 "I hate waiting in line and seeing lines so one of my big things is going online just makes it a lot easier." 19:10 "You hit add to cart and it goes into car and y ou check out and you're done instead of walking around store, trying to find the item that you're looking for, dealing with everybody else, just makes it a little easier to get everything done." (Justin Bohn) 9:47 "What's your time worth, you can sit in your office,
If you're heading for your keyboard to look for deals, News 8 on your side consumer reporter Brian Roche has some tips to keep in mind. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WGAL NBC 8 Lancaster PA]
Indiana is losing hundreds of millions of dollars in sales taxes on online purchases because out-of-state merchants won't collect it, and most Hoosier buyers won't pay it, lawmakers say. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WRTV ABC Indianapolis]
Every dollar counts and some Mid-Michigan retailers are pushing "Made In Michigan" merchandise to set themselves apart from big chain stores. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WNEM Flint, MI]
Book-selling giant Amazon.com's Avondale warehouse is bustling with increased activity, workers say. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KPHO Phoenix, Arizona]
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13 WHAM's Edward Moody has tips on how to be a smart shopper on the Web. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WHAM ABC 13 Rochester]
Space buffs have some astounding new calculations about the gigantic fireball that lit up our part of the west two weeks ago. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KSL - 5 Salt Lake City, ]
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Cyber Monday big for business, shoppers [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTHI CBS 10 Terre Haute]
Cyber Monday is expected to set a record for online shoppers. Last year, 85 million shoppers logged on to their computers to make purchases and this year 96.5 million are expected to log on. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WISH CBS 8 Indianapolis]
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