Hyves is a social networking site in the Netherlands with mainly Dutch visitors and members, where it competes with sites such as Facebook and MySpace. Hyves was founded in 2004 by Raymond Spanjar, Koen Kam, and Floris Rost van Tonningen. In May 2010 Hyves had more than 10.3 million accounts. These correspond to two thirds of the size of the Dutch population, however these include multiple accounts per person and inactive accounts. The number of accounts had grown by over two million as compared to the 1.5 years earlier. Hyves can be used free of charge, but there is an option for a paid Premium Membership. Gold members have access to some extra features, such as the ability to use some more different smilies in their messages and more uploading-space for pictures. The creators have said that the basic form of Hyves will always be free. Wikipedia [ - ]

Hyves is a social networking site in the Netherlands with mainly Dutch visitors and members,... [ + ]