Set-top box maker Roku has named Matthew Anderson its first-ever chief marketing officer.

Casual-dining restaurant sales declined 3.5% in July, after a 2% drop in June, according to the Knapp-Track Index.

Wendy's' series of videos showing mostly not-well-known performers singing love paens to its new Pretzel Bacon Cheeseburger (based on fans' tweets) have generated more than 80 million U.S. views since they began being posted online in early July, according to the QSR chain.

The Obama administration intends name law professor Peter Swire to a panel that will examine surveillance by the National Security Agency, according to ABC News. The appointment likely means that Swire will stop serving as co-chair of the World Wide Web Consortium's tracking protection group -- a position he has held since last November.

Facebook and Shutterstock on Thursday announced a partnership giving marketers access to more than 25 million free images to use across all the social network’s ad formats. Businesses will be able to access Shutterstock images through Facebook’s Ad Create tool, where they can test up to six (as well as their own photos) across the social network's news feed, mobile and desktop units. While the service comes at at no extra cost to advertisers, Shutterstock contributors will earn royalties each time one of their images is licensed via the platform. Facebook said the new service is especially important "for …

Many teens download apps, but eschew the ones that collect too much data, according to a new report by the Pew Research Center.

Like a red rose in a field of yellow roses, which is only native because it's a rose and in the same field, the only thing native about the radio segment I heard this morning was that it, too, consisted of sound waves and was on the same station.

American Express is the latest strategic investor in mobile rewards network Kiip, joining companies like Verizon and Interpublic Group. The startup didn’t disclose the amount of the AmEx investment or the size of the stake it was taking in Kiip. In a blog post today, Kiip founder Brian Wong said the AmEx relationship would help the company’s “ecosystem” become stronger. “As Kiip expands into more verticals, becoming even more integrated into peoples’ lives beyond gaming, we have evolved beyond media and advertising into a company that …