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Monday, November 28, 2005

When the going gets tough at work, the tough ...

I noticed this pattern when I ran an e-commerce site, and it was one reason I was reluctant to incorporate sound in Web sites: I did not want to discourage all those people trying to get away with something in their cubies.

From the Washington Post, The Mall Had Its Day; Now It's the Web's Turn:

Mary Moran, an executive assistant at a government commission, does it. Michael Sims, a commercial real estate broker, does it. So do U.S. Senate employee Beckie Whitehead, Catholic University student Daniela Manville and lawyer David Godschalk.

They all go shopping online while at work.

"Everybody does it," said Lara Swett, an administrative assistant at the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association.

The Friday after Thanksgiving may be the kickoff of the holiday shopping season in malls and stores, but online, the big day is the Monday after Thanksgiving -- today -- when people go back to work.

posted by Tim Beidel at 11/28/2005 07:54:00 AM

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