Despite Obama's success in harnessing Web 2.0 technologies during his campaign, and using it to gather input from citizens with change.gov, Newsom said much more work needs to be done to bridge the digital divide in America.

"There are people near here that have no idea about what we are discussing," Newsom said. "They don't have internet in their homes. We have a huge digital divide, for the people who really need this [Web 2.0 technology] the most. The only media these folks are getting is the TV set."