Thu, 11/17/2011 | Co.Create: Creativity \ Culture \ Commerce

Bigger Than YouTube: Tracking Your Brand on TV

Real-time broadcast monitoring service Critical Mention just added 50 top U.S. radio stations to the roster of broadcast streams it digitizes and renders into easily searchable text, it announced yesterday.

'Heavy Rain’ Creator David Cage Reveals the Secrets of His Photo-Realistic Serial-Killer PS3 Game

By: Kevin Ohannessian

"Heavy Rain," a hotly anticipated PlayStation 3 game being released today, is an emotional epic about four people trying to find a boy who's been kidnapped by a serial killer--and it features nearly photo-realistic graphics that ask the player, "How far are you prepared to go to save someone you love?"

Nic Harcourt’s “The Live Buzz” Offers a Curated Alternative to Vevo, YouTube, MTV Clutter

By: David Zax

Buzzmedia has just launched a new music video site called The Live Buzz, under the curatorship of Nic Harcourt. How famliiar you are with Harcourt depends on whether you buy your CDs from Walmart or stream music from Hype Machine.

Hardcore History and Modern Conspiracy: Behind the Scenes With the Writer of Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood

By: Kevin Ohannessian

This week, Ubisoft released "Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood," the latest title in the critically acclaimed series full of historical mysteries, stealthy action, and futuristic technology. Writer Jeffrey Yohalem talk to Fast Company about the games' narrative, its influences, and how he meshed Renaissance Italy with the modern world.

NYC’s Subway “Pirate Wi-Fi” Not Just For Anonymous Hookups

By: David Zax

The "L Train Notwork," a digital experiment/stunt/art project from the creative agency WeMakeCoolSh.it, launched on NYC subways Monday, allowing commuters to chat and flirt via their devices. Have they invented a whole new marketing channel?

“Being Elmo” Is The Ultimate Muppet Fan Film

By: Terrence Russell

The other must-see Muppet movie this month is a documentary exploring how Jim Henson's puppetry inspired one man to go way beyond Kermit and create a giggling global icon named Elmo.