Around the Web 3.17.09: Lifting laptop sales, updating your status and watching the Watchmen
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iPod Shuffle. Credit: Apple
-- Never mind. New iPod Shuffle does not contain DRM chip after all. BoingBoing
-- Publishers crank up the pressure for Sony to cut PlayStation 3 price. ArsTechnica
-- Research firm EMarketer slashes advertising growth forecast for social networking sites. CNet
-- Mac sales tumbled 16% in February after 6% drop in January. Macworld
-- Dell aims to lift laptop sales with style, introduces high-end lineup. CNNMoney
-- But will recession-weary consumers buy them? ZDNet
-- Another sign of the times? Lasik eye surgery down, but vasectomies up. NYT
-- Total music sales set to fall as listeners stream more, buy less. PaidContent
-- It was just a matter of time. Computer programs can now beat humans in a game of Go. Wired
-- Got writer’s block on those status updates? Try Plinky. Lifehacker
-- There’s an epidemic of Watchmen spoofs. Our favorites: Watchmen meets Scooby-Doo, Charlie Brown, The Simpsons and Popeye. Hurm.
-- Alex Pham