Baltimore-Based Loople Has Sights Set on D.C.
Just over a year after launching in Baltimore, Loople, the “search engine for bars and restaurants” is expanding to D.C., reports Technical.ly.

Brands Betting Big on Podcasts, Reports Adweek
Ten years ago, marketers rushed to create blogs in hopes the emerging medium would offer a new, more personal way to tell their stories,

Facebook Tells Advertisers to Produce Mobile Ads that Load Faster
Facebook wants advertisers to get faster, reports Ad Age. The Ad Age article, in part, added: “The social network is going after one of

Mike Melia, PBS, to Keynote PRSA-NCC Thoth Awards Gala on Sept. 22
The National Capital Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA-NCC) announced that Mike Melia, senior broadcast producer at PBS NewsHour, will

Updates: ICX Media, Edward Segal and Barbara Semedo
ICX Media, Inc., which bills itself as a next generation multi-platform distribution and marketing intelligence engine for independent content creators, is expanding its

Snapchat Could Have 217 Million Users by End of 2017
Snapchat needs to continue growing its user base to attract big advertising dollars, and it appears to be on the right path, reports Adweek.

WhatsApp to Give User Information to Facebook for Targeted Ads
Facebook is being accused of backtracking on its pledge not to use the data of the 1 billion users of the WhatsApp messaging app

YouTube May Add Photos, Polls and Text by End of Year
YouTube, the world’s largest video-sharing service, is looking beyond video to keep its homegrown stars — and their fans — from departing to competing

Olympic Athletes Score Big TV Results For Home Markets, Including DC, States MediaPost
Local TV market Olympic programming, including WRC-TV in Washington, DC, posted sharp gains — with hometown Olympic athletes grabbing even better results for their

The Martin Agency Launches “World’s Biggest Asshole” Campaign for Richmond-Based Donate Life America
Coleman Sweeney’s a good guy. Really, he is, reports Richmond BizSense. The report continued: “Not the fictional Coleman Sweeney depicted in the new,

Three Stooges TV Tribute Set for Aug. 29 – Sept. 1
Decades Network will air a four-day tribute to the slapstick comic legacy of the Three Stooges, reports TVNewsCheck. The report, in part, added:

WJLA Localizes National Music Campaign to Wake Up Washington
TV stations have been using music to promote their station and their news for years, reports TVNewsCheck. The music image campaign is still relevant

Facebook Launches Two-Person Broadcasts on Live
Facebook is set to launch a new feature that allows for two-person broadcasts on Live, reports The Next Web. The TNW report, in

Terry Savage, Westat, Featured in Video Profile
Van Eperen, an integrated communications agency is partnering with Capitol Communicator to produce a series of video profiles titled Communicator Spotlight. This profile features
“Under Armour Goes Above and Beyond in New Video”, States Ad Age
For the next installment of its “It Comes From Below” campaign, Under Armour went above as the sports brand debuts a video featuring footage

