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Linked – Majority of Americans using social networks : Can lawyers wait?

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 1 minute

“Over the last ten years, social media has become part of the fabric of our lives. The use of social network sites has become as routine as using a cell phone or email. Social media is used in all aspects of our lives, whether in communications or information seeking, on personal or business affairs.”

Wow, we really have reached a point where not using any social media just makes you out of touch with society. If that’s what you’re looking for, OK, but don’t pretend it’s just a fad, even if some individual social networks might be.

Majority of Americans using sicial networks : Can lawyers wait?

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