Rob McMahon

There have been a lot of delays on the subway lately. Whether it is smoke at track level, mechanical problems, the mysterious injury at track level or last week’s unauthorized person at track level the Toronto Transit Commission has had it’s share of problems. I have mostly taken it in stride. It’s difficult for us [...]

We have all seen live news anchors from Toronto’s CP24′s host to CNN’s Anderson Cooper using Twitter as part of their broadcasts whether it is for instant reaction to a breaking new story or for questions to ask a guest. Another way where there is more transparency recently is how they use it to find [...]

We have four interns working in our department this semester. They each have different backgrounds and are taking programs in marketing, communications, and public relations and at some point in their four months with us all of them will have a role in supporting media relations. As part of our mentorship program I’m collaborating with [...]

ATP Tour World Number One Rafael Nadal is following in the footsteps of David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo to model for Emporio Armani. At the end of last year the fashion house announced that he will model for Emporio Armani Underwear and Jeans for the spring/summer 2011 collections. As far as models go, he’s not [...]

I found a recent study from the University of Waterloo into the number of times we say sorry very interesting. Apparently Canadians apologize about four times a week. They found that we offer the most apologies to our friends followed by strangers, romantic partners, and finally to family members. But how does that translate into [...]