The Internet has done as much as the jet engine to shrink the distance between where we are and where we want to go.  Even the propeller-type connectivity of dial-up was a giant leap forward.

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This morning’s New York Times carried word of fresh outrage over the collection of personal information.  In this instance, Deutsche Telekom was outed by a German Green Party politician who discovered the mobile carrier tracks and stores his every move.  To paraphrase the classic line of dialog from “Casablanca,” he was shocked, shocked to find data being collected.  He shouldn’t have been, but the fault is not his, it is Deutsche Telekom’s.

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Recent executive changes at Hill and Knowlton prompted a blog post from Steve Cody, a former staffer at the agency who now runs his own.  No doubt, the public relations business has seen a fair bit of turmoil in the last 25 years — some technological, some economic but a lot of it was self-inflicted.  But the patient lives and may soon be up and around.

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One of the leading trade press venues for public relations is Jack O’Dwyer’s newsletter, magazine and website.  It carried a recent commentary on how making a commitment to privacy can be a competitive advantage.

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The Federal Trade Commission has issued its long-awaited report on consumer privacy, its findings summed up well by Commissioner Jon Leibowitz.  He said: “We deserve far better.”

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Legislation, particularly in recent years, has been a blunt solution to urgent problems and appended with less visible “sweetners” to ensure its passage.  Then Congress, having writ, moves on. This kind of performance is familiar to fans of the “Friday the 13th” horror movies, but it is not the kind of approach that bests suit complex social problems, privacy in particular.

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Forbes took a look at what has become a controversial Nike ad featuring Tiger Woods and the voice of his late father.

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A report today from Information Week supposes that Microsoft will introduce its own slate-type tablet computer.  The key bit in the story had nothing to do with the quality of the product, but the lack of enthusiasm it has so far engendered.  “Microsoft has not officially confirmed the (New York) Times’ report, and investors largely shrugged at the news. Microsoft shares were up .16%, to $31.01, in early trading Wednesday on the NASDAQ.”

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MediaPost “Online Spin” columnist and President of Social Vibe Joe Marchese had this to say about the bright year ahead for mobile marketing:

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Apple’s plans for bringing iTunes to the Web was big news, but it was a simple, apositive phrase, late in the story in the Wall Street Journal, that carried greater import.   In talking about how Apple will give users access to their accounts via any web browser, the Journal said, “That approach, known in technology circles as cloud computing, could…”

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