Some would say that  Foursquare has blasted into the scene of location based social networking applications with a vengeance. From the Foursquare site: People use foursquare to “check-in”, which is a way of telling us your whereabouts. You’ll find that as your friends use foursquare to check-in, you’ll start learning more about the places they frequent. Just so we are clear… I have realized the full potential of Foursquare in my personal business and I have seen it being used across a multitude of different users… from power users to newbies. MORE >>

It’s all and well that Foursquare membership grew 3400% in 2010 but if people aren’t using the location-based service at venues where thousands of people converge, how notable is that statistic? Mathew Ingram elaborates : While 3,400-percent growth is nothing to sneeze at, there are still indications that Foursquare — and location-based services in general, including Facebook Places and Gowalla — have yet to make much of a mark on the public consciousness, even with regular Internet users. Related articles you may enjoy: Why I Deleted My Foursquare Account. MORE >>

In my humble opinion, this seemingly inevitable launch represents the biggest challenge Foursquare has seen to date, and ultimately could lead to extensive collateral damage they can’t recover from.  Not only is Foursquare struggling to get its arms around its monetization and revenue plan, more importantly it is dealing with execution.  This is outlined well by Augie Ray’s recent post – Foursquare’s Starbucks Mistake: Five Ways Foursquare Advertising Is Getting Less Interesting. Now, it appears that the rumors may become reality. A good idea? By Robert M. MORE >>

Earlier this week I posted 9 location-based infographics showing how and why the mobile world is checking in , not including a series of Foursquare infographics I’ve seen around the web. Foursquare data and how people are using the platform ranges from how many checkins are created by various communities to what if President Obama used Foursquare. It seems people who love createing infographics love Foursquare too therefore I deiced to have a separate post for Foursquare infographics. Foursquare Check-In Analysis: July 11th through July 17th. MORE >>

With Facebook’s recent roll-out of Places , many have posited the beginning of the end for what had been everyone’s LBS darling, Foursquare. After all, Facebook’s built-in user base of over 500 million people they could dwarf Foursquare’s user base of about 3 million with even a modest rate of adoption (about.6%.). As one middle-aged woman pointed out, she wasn’t going to use Foursquare on her iPhone because none of her friends were on it. With all that Facebook Places has going for it, how can Foursquare possibly compete? Make the application simple to use. MORE >>