The Cyber Monday numbers are in, and unfortunately, they aren’t exactly what we all hoped for. According to the New York Times, Cyber Monday had only a 1% increase this year over last. This number came as a surprise as total transactions were up 14% over last year. 

So why the small increase? It all comes down to the order size. Consumers spent, on average, $7.19 less per transaction this year. In 2007 consumers averaged $58.81 per transaction. This year, that number fell to $51.62.

These numbers were calculated by Chase Paymentech’s Cyber Holiday Pulse Index, in which they surveyed 25 of the largest 150 Internet payment processing networks. The decrease in average spend is likely the result or an increased amount of discounts available to consumers this year.

It appears Scripps–the 100+ year old media company–isn’t having the level of success with online media it had hoped.

Acquiring online comparison shopping site Shopzilla for $525 million in cash in 2005, Scripps indicated it expected great growth from the company. Unfortunately, it appears tougher competition and increased costs have thrown them of course and now Shopzilla is struggling, according to Portfolio.com.

Shopzilla’s revenue in the second quarter fell to $59 million this year from $65 million last year, and profits were down to $6.8 million compared with $16.5 million a year ago.

Adding to Shopzilla’s woes are reduced referral revenue from the search engines and costs associated with management changes.

So, does this suggest dark days ahead for online comparison sites? Maybe not. Compare Scripps doom and gloom with ValueClick’s upbeat report.