DigitalTown, Inc. (OTCMKTS:DGTW) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On April 20, 2018, Douglas Rushkoff was appointed to the Board of Directors. There have been no transactions between Mr. Rushkoff and the Registrant during the prior fiscal year which would be required to be reported to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K that have not already been reported on Form 10-K.

There are no family relationships between Mr. Rushkoff and an officer or director of the Company.

Following is a brief description of Mr. Rushkoff’s business experience:

Douglas Rushkoff

Douglas Rushkoff, PhD, is Professor of Media Studies at Queens College, City University of New York. He has authored twenty books about media, technology, and society, including Present Shock, Media Virus, Program or Be Programmed, and Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus. He has also worked as an independent speaker and journalist, writing for publications from CNN.com to Fast Company, and speaking at dozens of non-profits, companies, schools, communities, governments, and conferences. He is a Research Fellow for the Institute for the Future, the host of the Team Human podcast and radio show, and served on the Board of Advisors of Meetup.com. Dr. Rushkoff has served on the Board of Directors of the Media Ecology Association, the Center for Cognitive Liberty and Ethics, and is a founding member of Technorealism, as well as the Advisory Board of The National Association for Media Literacy Education. He is the winner of the first Neil Postman Award for Career Achievement in Public Intellectual Activity, given by the Media Ecology Association, in 2004.

The Company believes that Dr. Rushkoff’s knowledge and experience in digital media and technology makes him a suitable Director.

About DigitalTown, Inc. (OTCMKTS:DGTW)

DigitalTown, Inc. offers DigitalTown, a platform for hosted Smart City Management. DigitalTown is an integrated search, community and commerce platform for both Web and mobile devices. DigitalTown powers connected online communities that enable members of a community to find information, and acquire the goods and services they need locally where possible. Residents and visitors can use a DigitalTown powered search engine to access content, community and commerce from a search tool. If there are local vendors that can fulfill a product or service that relates to a search term, then these options are presented to the user. It provides community tools to keep community members connected. The DigitalTown platform provides merchants with turnkey solutions for online commerce. The DigitalTown platform creates online and mobile communities. The Company also provides local booking for local services across its network of DigitalTowns. It also offers dining and lodging services.