This is last month, but still interesting. There are several posts that I shared in web2: Appropriate Escalation, Appropriate Information and I would find a way. Ruling Ruins was a post from October - but it still getting shared it seems, with very high average reading time, so it's people that are interested in the topic (probably contacts from real life).
Writing for my Web2 audience has brought quite a few views to my blog posts, though they're usually not that interesting for people that are not involved in the current events in my home town.
As for writing within the Hiverse - yes, activity is important, especially curating and commenting. But I've gotten to the point that I don't mind the numbers anymore, and only do it when I have the time and energy, especially the commenting. Curating is easier, I have a list of people that I know create good content, so I can just vote them quickly and only read the most interesting parts. But commenting - that has to be done right.