The #RLTM Scoreboard:  Social Networking Stats for the Week. Foursquare: over 25 million users. via  SmartBlog on Social Media. Please email marissa@modernmediapartners.com if you have additional updates, or a social network that you feel should be on the list. 42% of Those Who Downloaded Foursquare App Use It Actively. Foursquare had 10.4 Nielsen’s “Social Media Report 2012″ report revealed that 42% of the 25 million people who have downloaded the Foursquare app are using it at least once per month. MORE >>

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 >>

Alan Danzis is a Senior Social Media Specialist at Ketchum PR. For almost a year now, I’ve done all I can to extoll the virtues of  Foursquare to friends and colleagues in the PR world. I While the user base is still somewhat small ( around six million ), members are passionate and the media still care what they’re doing. Those are just a few of my ideas for fun Foursquare incentives that I haven’t seen yet. Leave a comment below if you have an idea or two as well—maybe  @tristanwalker (Director of Business Development for Foursquare) is reading…. MORE >>

Of all the location-based social networks out there, Foursquare certainly has been the one to outlast the competition. didn’t say “Foursquare has beaten the competition” or “Foursquare has succeed”…I just said they outlasted the competition. Competitors like Yelp, GoWalla and Loopt have fallen by the wayside, leaving Foursquare to be the one left standing. To be honest, I’m not sure how Foursquare has lasted this long and why investors keep pumping money into it. Notice how I chose my words carefully. Cheers! MORE >>

You’ll get tired of collecting Foursquare badges. It may not happen right away, but with new badge releases and major brands jumping on the Foursquare bandwagon left and right — the tiny shining symbols of geek cred will ultimately lose their luster. Some questions to consider: How long do you think a Foursquare badge for Starbucks will bring people in the door? Right now, it’s kind of sexy for marketers to suggest that brands get custom Foursquare badges. But since a custom Foursquare badge can be mostly bought, how long until it reaches a point of saturation ? MORE >>