Booting Up: Everybody Is Using ‘Cyber Monday’ As An Excuse to Shop Today

Betabeat at the mall.
Betabeat at the mall.

Betabeat at the mall.

An estimated 131 million people are expected to shop online today, which doesn't seem that different from any other day. [NBC News]

Under interim CEO John Chen, BlackBerry is going to trick people in "emerging markets" into buying its products. [AllThingsD]

"@instagram.com" email addresses could be a thing. [TechCrunch]

The tech community has little interest in helping Kanye fulfill his DONDA dreams. [Valleywag]

Ben and Jerry's ads on Instagram are less aggravating than other brands' promos are. [AdWeek]