Update: Seems like I left out MSN Shopping. Sorry. MSN Shopping’s Holiday Guide 2005 has been live for a couple days and the site is offering ‘exclusive deals‘ every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Yahoo! seems to be the first out of the gate in pushing a holiday gifts section. The company is currently emphasizing tons of top 10 lists (toys, laptops, cellphones, clothing, etc.) and their gift finder service (which seems to now be out of Beta).
Shopzilla has also made an early move, pushing Christmas Ornaments and Hanukkah merchandise. [Hmmm. I think Shopzilla has to change the spelling from Hanukah to Hanukkah.]
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