Named, of course, after the "Black Friday" that comes after Thanksgiving--its imaginary retail holiday cousin--"Cyber Monday"--ranked as the ninth
most-active online shipping day last year, according to a MasterCard report. The busiest day was Dec. 5, for no particular reason,
Black Friday, by the way, isn't as big a deal as the media would have you believe, according to the report. Last year, it was the sixth busiest shopping day; Friday, Dec. 23, was the busiest, and the same day is expected to top the sales chart this year, too.