If Max was happy to read about local companies expanding a few months ago, he must be absolutely overcome with joy now as myYearbook.com continues to grow rapidly, recently announcing that it reached 1 million updates per day and 1 billion page views, largely driven by its Chatter feature launched in November.  Chatter, which is basically a stream of content recently posted by other users on the network (and described as a “free, never-ending photo conversation”) works hand in hand with other features that have been introduced; like Rate Me and Ask Me, which are mildly self explanatory.

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I’m always happy to read about local companies growing and expanding…even if they’re not a startup anymore.  According to Mashable, “myYearbook Revenue at $20 Million Annually and Growing“.  Certainly fantastic news for CEO Geoff Cook, First Round Capital and New Hope, PA.

Some highlights from the Mashable post:

• 20 million members
• one of the top 30 most trafficked websites in the U.S.
• the company ended 2009 with an annual revenue run rate of $20 million (meaning its revenue for the most recent 12 months) — up 70% from 2008
• in the works is deeper Facebook Connect integration, as well as mobile applications that extend some of the site’s social networking and gaming aspects to iPhone and Android

I heard Geoff speak at the most recent PSL Founder Factory event and remember when they were just starting up.  I’m excited about the company’s growth and thrilled that they’re located in our own back yard.