Top 5 November 2, 2010

by Corbin Hiar, November 2, 2010

Google sues the government
Dept. of Interior accused of favoring Microsoft
The Times U.K. struggles with paywall
Has 105,000 customers paid for content
Why Twitter is testing ads in HootSuite?
To try it on a mobile platform, says new CEO @DickC
Glam Media to overtake AOL
Lifestyle network growing faster than news portal
Foursquare makes voting social
Can it increase turnout?

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