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Facebook, Twitter and other social media websites have been a fact of life for nearly a decade. Everyone from high-school students to retirees uses the sites to keep in touch with friends, network with colleagues and talk about their personal lives. Even as social media became an integral part of many companiesí strategies for finding new customers, interacting with clients, and marketing products and services, many legal departments lagged behind in considering how it could impact their clientsí risk profiles.