This document discusses recent trends in social media and strategies for social media engagement. It notes that content is becoming shorter and spread across multiple platforms like Vine, Instagram, and Snapchat. Hashtags are increasingly important for engagement and gamification. Analytics are improving and allowing for more localized insights. The role of community managers is changing and better integration of social feeds is occurring. Emerging platforms like Instagram provide new ways to boost engagement. The document recommends developing a social media strategy, identifying goals, utilizing listening tools, measuring return on engagement/investment, and adapting strategies based on events and feedback.