( CNN ) -- On this week 's Tech Check podcast , Doug Gross , John Sutter and Stephanie Goldberg take a look at the digital rush of mass consumption that is `` Cyber Monday . '' This year , the Monday after Thanksgiving became the biggest shopping day in the history of the internet , with an estimated $ 1.25 billion spent online . So , why is John so bitter about that ? Listen to find out . We also take a look at this week 's announcement that Spotify , the hot-as-fire music-streaming site , is opening up its massive database of songs to outside app developers . We look at some of our favorites so far and discuss the potential this move creates . Our Reader Comments of the Week come from a story about Facebook and the possibility that the networking super-site will eventually offer itself as a publicly traded company on Wall Street . The story looks at how such a move might impact Facebook 's users . But we use this opportunity for a reality check on some comments that crop up every time we write a Facebook story . And in the Tech Fail of the Week , we look at a controversy that popped up when civil liberties groups found out that Siri , the iPhone 4S 's voice-activated digital assistant , wo n't tell you where the nearest abortion clinic is located . Did Apple fail by leaving out a potentially controversial piece of information ? Or did the Web fail for getting its feathers ruffled over an oversight on a new piece of software . We discuss ... you decide . To listen to Tech Check , click on the audio box to the left . To subscribe , you can add Tech Check to your RSS feed here . You can also listen , or subscribe , on iTunes . Roku owners can also find us in the CNN widget on the NewsCaster channel .
Tech Check : Coming to terms with Cyber Monday and YouTube music videos . Tech Check is the weekly technology podcast from CNN.com . Doug Gross , John Goldberg and Stephanie Goldberg tackle reader complaints about technology . The crew also ` ` fails '' somebody over a new web flap .