David Armano, EVP Global Innovation & Integration, at Edelman Digital predicts these 6 social media trends for 2012.
1. Convergence Emergence
2. The Cult of Influence
3. Gamification Nation
4. Social Sharing
5. Social Television
6. The Micro Economy
Read in details on these 6 social media trends at http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/12/six_social_media_trends_for_20.html