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- DigitalTown, Inc. (DGTW) provides turn-key hosted solutions powering integrated search, community, and commerce platforms for government entities, citizens, and merchants on web and mobile devices; its core DigitalTown platform offers content search services, civic engagement tools including problem and crime reporting along with citizen journalism and broadcast messaging, online commerce solutions for local merchants encompassing retail e-commerce, dining reservations via Smart.Menu, lodging and activity bookings, service provider appointment booking, property rentals, courier and delivery management, event calendars with ticket sales, parking management, classifieds, promotions, and advertising; the platform also includes administrative tools for content, community, and commerce management, a smart wallet supporting secure payments via PayPal, credit cards, Bitcoin, and account credit with verified identity and reputation features, branded city-specific portals using custom .city URLs, and shared or custom mobile applications for iOS and Android such as SmartCityGuide. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, with a wholly owned subsidiary Comencia Inc., the company operates primarily in the interactive media and services sector targeting smart city initiatives, local governments, residents, visitors, and merchants in the United States to promote economic development, civic engagement, digital inclusion, tourism, and local commerce across retail, dining, lodging, property, services, and transportation pillars. DigitalTown changed its name from BDC Capital Inc. in March 2007 and relaunched its platform in September 2016; it acquired over 11,000 .city domain names in 2016 for global smart city rollout, Rezserve Technologies Ltd. for hospitality booking enhancements, and assets from Congo Ltd. in 2017 including JustLegal.com to expand service provider discovery in legal, accounting, medical, and other verticals using domains like Austin.Law; the company received a $2.4 million investment from Pithia Inc. in 2017 and pursued balance sheet cleanup by converting over one-third of $3 million in debt to equity in 2019; however, it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on September 8, 2020, which converted to Chapter 7 liquidation on December 13, 2021 amid disputes with former CEO Richard Pomije over $1.4 million in debt, effectively ceasing operations with its stock trading at minimal value and no reported recent partnerships, funding, acquisitions, or strategic shifts as of 2025.