
U.S. Newspapers Continue Decline Trend, Even with Upsurge in Online Audiences for Some, Pew Reports
Pew Research Center released a “State of the News Media” report that shows an industry still in decline for both audience and income levels, even with the growth of website…
Survey Finds 40% Deleted Social Media Accounts Due to Privacy Concerns
There is a serious lack of trust in social media such as Facebook and Twitter and consumers expect brands that advertise on such platforms…

Pride and the Evolution of LGBTQ Marketing
With Pride festivals and parades all around the world, June is a time for LGBTQ and allied people to celebrate community. For savvy marketers,…

Discovery Expands Virginia Facility, Chooses Park Ave Address for 2019 Move to NY
Silver Spring, Maryland-based Discovery Communications has settled on 230 Park Ave. South for its new Manhattan headquarters, and will begin making the move…

IAB Report Predicts Most People Will Watch World Cup on Smartphones With Free Ad-Supported Streaming
More than two-thirds (67%) of consumers globally have streamed live video content and 52 percent of that group prefer free, ad supported live…

BRANDS in #ALLCAPS
Love is in the air in the #DMV! Yes, nothing brings people together more than a championship sports team. This was on full display…

WAMU Brings Back DCist, ‘Tweaking’ Where it Left Off
Seven months after local news outlet DCist abruptly shut down, the website officially relaunched today— and this time, its employees have a proper office,…

Missing Types: Absent Letters, A, B and O, Highlight New American Red Cross Blood Drive Campaign
The American Red Cross launched the Missing Types campaign, an international effort to encourage new blood donors, as well as donors who have not…

DC Truth Initiative’s National Opioid Addiction Prevention Ads Meant to ‘Shock the Conscious’
A construction worker deliberately slams a door on his arm. Another young man grabs a hammer, takes three breaths and brings it down on…

14 Million Facebook Posts May Have Gone Public By Mistake
For a few days last month, FastCompany reported, a software bug caused 14 million Facebook users’ default setting for sharing content to be “public,…

A Single Minute on the Internet: Infographic Captures High Traffic Numbers
People in the U.S. use an average of nearly 2.658 million gigabytes of Internet data every minute, but on what? Data visualization…

Amazon’s HQ2: A Reset Button for the Region
Greater Washington residents today live in one of the world’s greatest regions. For the first time in two decades, the Capitals are in…

Pew Reports 45% of Teens Say Online Use is “Near Constant,” Fewer on Facebook
Until recently, Facebook had dominated the social media landscape among America’s youth – but it is no longer the most popular online platform among…

FBI Urges Businesses and Households to Reboot Routers Due to VPNFilter Malware
The FBI is urging small businesses and households to immediately reboot routers following Cisco’s report that 500,000 infected devices could be destroyed…

HZDG’s Dormify “Style Studios” Pop Up at Montgomery Mall in Bethesda
Dormify, the one-stop-shop for small space decorating, has just opened the doors to its first-ever national pop-up “Style Studios”, including…

