Y INTERACT's REPORT A TAXI APP WINS TWO DAVEY AWARDS

Recognized by the International Academy of Visual Arts for App Design and Promotional Video

NEW YORK CITY, Nov. 3, 2011—Y INTERACT is honored to be the recipient of two 2011 Davey Awards for the Report A Taxi smartphone app. Developed with mobile partner, Elyxor, Report A Taxi (http://reportataxi.com) is a free app that allows passengers to sound off against bad cabbies in just five quick steps.

Inspired by the allegory of David & Goliath, the Davey Awards, chosen by the International Academy of Visual Arts, honors the achievements of the "Creative Davids" who derive their strength from big ideas, rather than stratospheric budgets.

Y INTERACT received two 2011 Davey Awards:

• Gold for the Report A Taxi smartphone app - click here to download from the App Store
• Silver for the Report A Taxi promotional video - click here to view.

"We at Y INTERACT are proud to have to have won Davey Awards in the inaugural year of the Mobile category," says Ahmed Yearwood, Owner and Founder, Y INTERACT. "We're excited and inspired to be working in this new and rapidly-evolving arena, and exploring the myriad of opportunities it presents to educate and empower audiences on the go."

Other Davey Award winners in the Mobile category include DoubleTree by Hilton, Microsoft, eBay, and Target. Click here to view the list of Gold award winners.

About Y INTERACT
Y INTERACT (www.yinteract.com), founded in 2001, is a NYC-based design studio with creative expertise in interactive and graphic design, social media, animation, video production, and mobile app development. The studio's goals are to conceptualize and construct media that allow organizations to communicate more effectively with their clients, potential customers and business partners. Find us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/YINTERACT, and on Twitter http://twitter.com/YINTERACT.

About The Davey Awards
The Davey Awards exclusively honor the "Davids" of creativity, the finest small firms, agencies and companies in the world. David defeated the giant Goliath with a big idea and a little rock - the sort of thing small firms do each year. The annual International Davey Awards honors the achievements of the "Creative Davids" who derive their strength from big ideas, rather than big budgets. The Davey Awards is the leading awards competition specifically for smaller firms, where firms compete with their peers to win the recognition they deserve. Please visit www.daveyawards.com for more information.

The Davey Awards is sanctioned and judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, an invitation-only body consisting of top-tier professionals from a "Who's Who" of acclaimed media, advertising, and marketing firms. Please visit www.iavisarts.org for a full member list and more information.

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Y INTERACT – Going Into the Third Quarter of 2011

Heading into the last quarter of our 10th anniversary year, here is a recap of what Y INTERACT has been up to in our new studio at One Maiden Lane.

We kicked off the summer in support of a couple of fantastic not-for-profit organizations, including Cool Culture’s Catch the Cool family event at the Queens Museum of Art, and the Reginald F. Lewis Gala Luncheon in East Hampton, for which Y INTERACT designed all promotional media surrounding the event, including website, invite, program book, and more.

In celebration of our 10th anniversary, we sponsored the 10th hole at the FCS Charity Golf Tournament for The Hope and Heroes Children’s Cancer Fund, Downey Side Adoption Agency, and The Make-a-Wish Foundation of Vermont.

Did your cabbie refuse a credit card payment? Talking on his cell phone? Download Report A Taxi, our second smartphone app, released in July for the iPhone. The app allows passengers to report dangerous or rude drivers to the Taxi and Limousine Commission. Read the press release in Yahoo! News.

Watch this space for the second release of Report A Taxi for the iPhone and the first launch for Android. To learn more and download Report A Taxi, visit www.reportataxi.com.

Also on the horizon as the year comes to a close, we will be re-launching our own website, YINTERACT.com to highlight our expanding range of services including mobile and social media apps, and video production. Click here to view our video and motion graphics demo reel.

If you missed our Social Networking 101 reception and panel discussion at the Wall Street Journal, we will be teaming up once again with Financial Communications Society to present "Mobile 101" – using smartphones to engage audiences and stay relevant – at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in NYC. Contact Ahmed Yearwood at studio@yinteract.com to learn more about this event.

We’re already prepping for January 2012, when we head back up to Stowe, Vermont for the 13th annual FCS Race for Kids. And watch this space for our 5th annual Chinese New Year Party, celebrating the Year of the Dragon!


Ahmed Yearwood
Owner/Founder
Y INTERACT


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Y INTERACT Helps Raise Money for Children’s Charity

Teeing Off For A Good Cause

NEW YORK CITY, JULY 25th, 2011—There is a well-known golf adage that says, "Drive for show, putt for dough." On Monday July 25th, as part of their 10th Anniversary year, Y INTERACT will be sponsoring the 10th hole at the FCS Charity Golf Tournament in support of three children's charities. The event, now in it's 12th year, raises money for The Hope and Heroes Children's Cancer Fund, Downey Side Adoption Agency, and The Make-a-Wish Foundation.

This annual fundraiser, with all proceeds going to charity, takes place at Wykagyl Country Club in New Rochelle, NY and includes putting and driving range contests, prizes and awards.

About Y INTERACT
Y INTERACT (www.yinteract.com), founded in 2001, is a NYC-based design studio with creative expertise in interactive and graphic design, social media, animation, video production, and mobile app development. The studio's goals are to conceptualize and construct media that allow organizations to communicate more effectively with their clients, potential customers and business partners. Find us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/YINTERACT, and on Twitter @YINTERACT. For more information, contact Ahmed Yearwood, at ahmed@yinteract.com.

About the Financial Communications Society
The Financial Communications Society (www.fcsinteractive.com) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving professional standards in all facets of the financial communications arena - including marketing, advertising, investor relations, media, public relations and more.