The #RLTM Scoreboard:  Social Networking Stats for the Week. Please email marissa@modernmediapartners.com if you have additional updates, or a social network that you feel should be on the list. ComScore reported last week that Instagram is the 56th most popular site in the US (via VentureBeat ). Will Instagram maintain its independence from the social networking giant – and how can long can growth continue at such impressive rates? Facebook: 955 million active users. via  CNET. Twitter: over 500 million users. via  Twopcharts. via  Tumblr. MORE >>

After the meteoric rise of Facebook, many assumed the MySpace brand would go the way of Friendster—to a social network graveyard populated by sites no longer in fashion. But can a charismatic entertainer like Timberlake save a floundering social network?  . The ComScore numbers don’t lie—MySpace gets more unique visitors than Tumblr, Google Plus, and Pintrest. According to ComScore figures, the site is experiencing double digit growth. Can Justin Timberlake Bring the MySpace Social Network Back From The Dead? Guest post by Randy Carlson. MORE >>

This graphic, which appeared in The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday , says a whole lot about Facebook’s success and Google+ ‘s struggles, but it’s an incomplete picture of the true value of social networks. New data from research firm ComScore Inc. spokesman quoted in the story protests that Google+ is simply a social networking layer on top of other services. That’s pretty lame, considering that YouTube has had its own social networking layer for years and that the previous social layer on top of Gmail – Google Buzz – went nowhere. MORE >>

pamorama marketing, life, social media Home About Bookshelf Links Contact Facebook is Trampling Other Social Networks by Pam Dyer on April 21, 2010 Share Back in March 2008, Facebook was poised to overtake MySpace, but it wasn’t yet the most popular social network in the world. Infographic] Careful, Google: Facebook Has Passed You in Time Spent on Site [Chart] Social Media Ad Spending Will Hit $3.3 Now it’s obliterating everybody. Average Age of a Facebook User? All content on pamorama is licensed under Creative Commons MORE >>

Unique visitors in Q2 2012 totaled 106 million, according to comScore, and pageviews dropped slightly from 9.4 Social Media Statistics LinkedIn social networking statsLinkedIn now has 174 million members, up from 116 million one year ago. Unique billion in Q1 down to 9.3 m billion in Q2. In the second quarter of 2012, revenue was up 89% over the same period a year ago. LinkedIn’s revenue sources include display ads, subscriptions for premium services, and jobs board. Unlike Facebook, LinkedIn does not rely largely on advertising as a revenue source. MORE >>