One way for these sites to keep shoppers interested, while reducing inventory, is to turn to experiences or services. Gilt's NY City Division, now in beta but expected to launch next month, offers discounts at the Townhouse Spa and the Brooklyn Museum.  Ideeli introduced ideeli Access this summer and a localized New York segment goes live in September.

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CBS has been more actively pursuing means to enhance its digital presence.  Here in NYC, they have launched the CBS2 New York Network, a revenue-sharing network which allows participating bloggers to display a CBS-branded widget with local news.  [Editor's Note: NYConvergence is a member of the network.]

Also, the recently completed $1.8 billion acquisiton of CNET is paying off in spite of critics’ complaints about the price.  CNET‘s traffic has made CBS Interactive the
eighth-largest Web property in terms of traffic, with about 160 million
global unique users monthly.  Prior to the deal, CBS
Interactive ranked 24th prior to the deal.