View from the National Museum of the American Indian.
Not Just LloydThe random photos and periodic musings of a husband, father and public relations professional.View from the National Museum of the American Indian.
Public engagement in a wireless worldAmericans have seemingly gone mobile. With a mobile communication device – cell phone, smartphone, iPad or other tablet devices – people can send and receive information anytime and anywhere. Meanwhile, government organizations primarily at the federal government level have been encouraged to participate in and engage with the public through the internet. This project uses a media ecology frame to look at whether the increasing mobility of communication made possible through the acceptance and proliferation of wireless technology devices such as smartphones, tablet and laptop computers and e-readers is affecting the relationship between state department of transportation agencies and the public. The project used data collected from two focus groups and 15 interviews to identify key themes and observations. The research participants clearly described a transferability of the public-government engagement across spaces, raising for many communicators the challenges in managing time, resources and public expectations. However, most interestingly, their experience is less connected to the technology than it is to the social media tools enabled by the technology. The findings suggest that future research consider whether the growing public presence in mobile technology spaces offers opportunity for a richer relationship with government.
Detroit
A few shots from my week in Detroit.
West lawn, US Capitol pre-Fourth of July
Taken at West Front Capitol Morning run
Baseball fun
AASHTO as DC Influencer in PR WeekMy communication team put together a new iPhone app, released in mid-May. The media promotion for the app, led to an invitation to be the PR Week DC Influencer. The article ran in the June 30 edition of PR Week US.  Click here to download:
DC_Influencer_Lloyd_Brown,_American_Association_of_State_Highway_&_Transportation_Officials_-_Print_Article_-_PRWeek_US.pdf (29 KB)
Mich. DOT Director Kirk Stuedle ready to speak at Decade of Action kickoff in DC. #safety #AASHTO
Marine Corps Band at the National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade.
Hanging with the President on his birthday
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