A few days ago, I posted on the ubiquity of Smart Phones at NTC. It’s no wonder that we get requests from clients to “make the site work for mobile,” or “maybe we can make an app for that.” But any developer can tell you, it’s not that simple. Developing for the mobile web is itself an art form, different from developing a site for the (kind of) big screen.

That is why I was a little disappointed at the lack of sessions on the mobile web at NTC. There were a few sessions on mobile fundraising, but they seemed to primarily focus on using SMS.

There seems to be a lot of interest in the non-profit world on creating mobile-enabled web sites and applications. Hopefully, next year, that interest will manifest itself in a few sessions demonstrating some great non-profit work.

I attended my first NTC conference four years ago. A few people had Smart Phones back then. They mostly used Blackberries and Palms. I had a phone that made phone calls.

For me, not much has changed (although my phone does text). But now that I saw the ubiquity of Smart Phones at NTC, I’m ready for a change. I was jealous at all the Blackberries, iPhones, and Androids. Poor little old me – I had to do all my note-taking and email-checking on my big, bulky laptop! When it’s time to renew my mobile contract on June, you can be sure I’ll be asking about a data plan.

My favorite Smart Phone display of might occurred on Thursday night, as our very own Michael (Android) and Cara (iPhone), raced to see who could look up the address for a restaurant (Six Feet Under – Primo shrimp tacos!) and make a reservation faster. And the winner…Android! However, once we were in the taxi cab to the restaurant, the Android couldn’t hold a candle to the iPhone — which gave us excellent directions.

Cara and Michael battle it out for Oysters Rockefeller