The document provides 9 lessons on social media monitoring from characters in Game of Thrones. The lessons include: listening and learning from Littlefinger; gauging sentiment like Tywin Lannister; exploiting powers of espionage like Varys; predicting the future using data like Bran Stark; crisis managing crises swiftly like Cersei and Jaime; fighting issues directly like Daenerys; leveraging positive comments like Joffrey; spotting trends early like Margaery Tyrell; and focusing on influencers like HBO. The document suggests social media monitoring tools can help with these lessons to strengthen brands' online presence and response.