For many shoppers, Monday marked the day they said goodbye to crowded malls and hello to the Internet. Across the U.S., people surfed for Cyber Monday shopping deals and retailers hope to extend an important weekend for their bottom lines.

The post-Thanksgiving shopping marathon continued Monday with nearly 100 million shoppers expected to troll online retailers for bargains on what has become known as Cyber Monday, helping to make the sector one of retailing's few bright spots.

Holiday shopping isn't just for consumers. Here are five Cyber Monday offers on technology that small businesses and professionals can take advantage of.

Today is Cyber Monday--the online equivalent of the brick and mortar retail Black Friday holiday shopping launch. There are a lot of great deals out there for things like iPods, but there are also a number of deals out there .

The holiday shopping season is in full-swing, and many are skipping the stores to shop online on "Cyber Monday."

"Black Friday" may be gone, but that doesn't mean you've missed the best buys of the holiday season. Today is "Cyber Monday," when millions of people avoid crowded stores to do their bargain hunting online. "Cyber Monday is basically the online equivalent of Black Friday," said Ellen Davis of the National Retail Federation. "Many retailers are offering deep discounts, free shipping, free gifts ...