Complexity is the root of all evil. There's been some publications [1] that compare revenue per employee which sometimes is interesting. For technologists, it might actually be interesting to see LOC per User. Hyves seems to run at 1/3rd of a line per user; is that high or low? Any published stats like that?

[1]: http://37signals.com/svn/posts/2283-ranking-tech-companies-b...

And shrinking... (members that is)

Facebook used to be pretty unknown here in the Netherlands, but is growing in popularity, with Hyves losing. They were acquired last year by a newspaper and media conglomerate Telegraaf.

They are also competing with Facebook. Ironic that they are now dependent on their competitor's technology.