We’re all familiar with the madness that is Black Friday where people push and shove to get the best bargains on the market. This year shoppers even used pepper spray to get past the crowds.

This may not be a suitable environment for those shoppers who are still interested in a good deal but lack a competitive nature and dislike long lines.

Never fear, Cyber Monday is the solution to finding discounted prices in the comfort of one’s home or perhaps in class.

Black Friday 2011 generated $11.4 billion in revenue. This is an increase of more than 7 percent from last year’s sales.

Consumer confidence is up from last year at 22 percent. Cyber Monday intends to compete with these numbers and hopes to drive more sales across the country and internationally.

Cyber Monday, coined in 2005 by Shop.org, offers great deals at major retail stores.

According to the International Business Times, Amazon.com, Walmart.com, BestBuy.com and ToysRUs.com are offering some of the hottest deals.

Last year’s Cyber Monday generated 13.7 million sales for Amazon.com, which accounted for it’s highest day of sales all year.

Amazon.com sold 158 items per second and intends to break this record this year.

Another way to keep up with the best deals is RetailMeNot.com, a website that provides coupons and promotional codes.

This website allows users to find some of the best deals from retailers such as JC Penny, Kohls, Lands’ End, Macy’s and others.

“I’m really excited for Cyber Monday,” Junior Ashley Tabil said. “I’ve been scanning the web for the latest deals and setting up all my tabs in my browser to be prepared.”

The social networking sites are also joining in on the hype.

To keep up with the sales of the day on Twitter, follow your favorite retail stores as well as use #cybermonday or #deals.