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After running the most technologically advanced election campaign in history, President Obama's team has found out that running a web-savvy government is a different matter altogether.

The president wanted to send out mass emails and text messages about government initiatives, but Macon Phillips, the White House Director of New Media, says there were problems with privacy issues when collecting email addresses and phone numbers, as well the fact that the White House did not have the technology to send mass emails or text messages.

The White House also put up the stimulus legislation on the website, but was forced to restrict comments to 500 characters in the beginning. Later this was upgraded to 5000 characters, but not before lots of people complained.

Phillips says things will improve, but calls for patience.