CBS Spruces Up

4:45 PM -- Today on Contentinople, online content goes mainstream, and music downloads are free, sort of.
And in today's News Bits, online video gets upgraded, IM'd, and watched by more people than before.
— The Staff, Contentinople
- CBS Interactive takes on the Net in a big way with the close of its acquisition of CNET, making a Top 10 Web property. To go after that opportunity, the division will be reorganized around five key vertical markets: technology, entertainment, sports, news, and business
- RealNetworks's Rhapsody follows Napster and other not-yet-profitable DRM-free online music services with the launch of its online music store. Like other music-sales services, Rhapsody is attempting to woo iTunes users. But full song previews won't be enough to make it the next success story -- the hardware's the key.
And in today's News Bits, online video gets upgraded, IM'd, and watched by more people than before.
— The Staff, Contentinople