In 2010, the city of Marietta made a decision to update its online presence with a new web site.  During the design stage of the web project, city Information technology staff realized that the site needed to include a mobile focus.   New research indicates that smartphone users outnumber basic phone users and because 100 million Americans are relying on the iPhone, Android or Blackberry during the course of their day, the city staff recognized that citizens want to get more done on their phones. Because the focus of the new web site was to improve citizen engagement, the mobile application development followed that same emphasis.