A truly global and diverse crew at AKQA hosted a party last night to celebrate the opening of the agency's New York office. Actually, the office has been open for a few months now, but who's counting. On a sultry, summer night is there any other place you'd rather be than a rooftop overlooking Manhattan? AKQA has staked its claim in the red-hot epicenter of Soho, New York and has assembled a talented, creative dream team. The folks we met are as unpretentious and genuine as they come, a rare thing in such an ego-driven business. The agency by …

Eighteen months after the enactment of Can-Spam, major retailers appear to be complying with the law, according to a new report by the Federal Trade Commission.

Today's Wall Street Journal has a good story on Mark Burnett, the reality TV king, who's showing signs of stumbling. A few of his shows that advertisers typically clamor over, haven't done so well -- ratings-wise. Take the much-hyped "Rock Star: INXS" on CBS. The series is a competition to find the next lead singer for the '80s band INXS. The thrice-weekly series, which debuted on July 11, has averaged only 3.3 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research, which notes that on some nights it's doing worse than reruns CBS ran in the same time slots a year …