I read with great interest Sunday’s New York Times article on the mobile Web. The subject is of great interest to me.

The real mobile Web has actually stepped forward. Things have changed over the last year, with the standards for mobile maturing, real business models emerging, and not least a passionate debate about the role and place of transcoding and adaptation in helping mobile users enjoy an experience of Web sites that were not designed with mobile in mind…

Still, accessing the Web on most mobile phones is an unreliable, and expensive experience. It still has a long way to go, but it’s coming, that’s for sure. Keep an eye on mobile web advances and while doing so, check out text-based giving options for non-profits. Text to Give is a great example of this type of service, as is Justgiving. Supporting a cause will get easier!

Convio has identified a security attack against their GetActive software systems that has resulted in constituent data for 92 clients being accessed by an unauthorized third-party. In other words, email addresses and member passwords were downloaded without authorization from 92 GetActive clients between Oct. 23 and Nov. 1. (Convio acquired GetActive in February 2007).
 
According to Convio, no credit card or other personal data was stolen. Convio is recommending that its clients notify any constituents with user-created passwords that might have been compromised. The company is also warning GetActive users to be alert for potential phishing emails that appear to be from nonprofits. 

Convio has also posted information for affected individuals on its website.

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