CreativeFeed founder and chief creative officer, Arthur Ceria, turns one year older this week! Our gift to him; two life sized copies. Which version do you like best?

What a busy week for journalists and bloggers.  Here are some big things that have happened in the tech industry, as well as the BP fiasco.

• Apple has passed Microsoft as the most valuable tech company (2nd most valuable US Company).

• Sony releases a video of their flexible OLED, a color screen thinner than a sheet of paper.

• Yahoo and Nokia has announced a worldwide partnership.

• According to BGR, iPhone 4GS expected to be released mid June

• Poor working conditions and low salaries lead to 10th suicide this year at Foxconn Technology, Chinese manufacturer for Apple, Sony, Nokia and Dell.

• The BP Oil Spill, now the worst oil spill ever in history,  has cost BP over $930 million so far.  Live feed of the gushing pipe here.  BP should also hire this guy for their PR campaign ( video below)

With a little gadgetry and creativity, mornings can be easier. Build or purchase these creations to wake up more energized (or deranged and confused).

Ultimate Starry Night Dream Bed

Anti-snore technology, individual climate control, custom entertainment system, 1 TB hard drive and a lot more....this is the gadget lovers ultimate bed. Prices range from $20-50k.

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Mr Awake Alarm Clock

Mr. Wake Alarm Clock "sees you coming and then flees thanks to an IR sensor, ensuring that you'll bash your head against enough pieces of furniture while chasing it"

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Rube Goldberg Breakfast Machine

This machine is designed to prepare a full-course meal, serving up omelets, coffee, orange juice and even toast with jam

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The NES Coffee Table

Sip on your coffee and rest your breakfast on this coffee table while plowing through Super Mario Bros. Yes, the table is completely functional.

Today’s top trending topic on Twitter has been “UNIQLO LUCKY LINEに行列なう。“, so what is it?

Japanese fashion retailer, Uniqlo, has created a campaign called “Lucky Line”, where fashion fans can auto-retweet their virtual line number on the Uniqlo website for a chance to be selected to win a 1,000 yen (9€, $11) voucher.

Sound silly? Well hundreds of thousands of people are participating – and this isn’t the first time Uniqlo has activated users on Twitter, check out UTweet and Uniqlock.

Check out the site and look at the growing line. Ah, I need discounted skinny jeans now!

Big news in mobile technology,  Yahoo and Nokia has announced a worldwide partnership.

As part of the deal, Nokia, the world’s number one mobile phone maker, will run mapping and navigation services for Yahoo’s area of location services.  In turn, Yahoo will provide e-mail and instant messaging services on Nokia phones.

This is great news for Yahoo, who has been slumping against rival Google in the increasingly important area of location services.

“It just allows us to deliver better experiences than everybody trying to do the same thing” says Yahoo CEO, Carol Bartz in an interview.

Though it’s been a while since I’ve owned a Nokia, I’m excited to see what they can develop in this new partnership – my only request is they bring back Nokia Snake.

Other recent news, HP buys Palm for $1.2 Billion.

Engrossing and sometimes immensely frustrating, Lost has built an enormous fan base across the six years the show has aired. With its endless cliffhangers, complex characters and densely plotted story line, J.J. Abram’s creation has built an affinity with its viewers who seek closure to questions that have been burning since season one.

Last night, Lost fans across the world crowded around their TV to watch the finale – ending the six season series that so many devoted hours of their life to. As #LostFinale hash tags crowded Twitter, one of the main topics of conversation wasn’t the developing plot, but the excessive commercials.

ABC packed roughly 107 spots or, 45 minutes of commercial time, in the two-and-a half-hour finale. At an estimated $900,000 per 30-second slot, a spot on the series finale costed more than any of the 10 most-expensive programs on TV, according to Ad Age’s survey of prices paid in last year’s upfront.

So, why were advertisers willing to pay such a premium price?

The value of highly passionate and rabid fan base. With people increasingly watching TV programs through DVR, downloads and streams, assembling a large audience has become increasingly difficult. As a result, Advertisers are willing to dish out for “must-watch” events – which always bring in a larger than usual interest and audience. Just last week, Lost earned 8.8 million viewers according to Nielson, second to American Idol.

ABC and advertisers may be cashing in, but…

• Did this ruin your experience?

• Did you expect a lot of Lost content commercials (i.e. the Target ads)?

This Sunday marks the original date KFC has scheduled to end the Double Down, a chicken sandwich sandwich with a double dosage of ingredients; 2 strips of bacon, 2 crispy chicken breasts and 2 slices of cheese.

We actually had the scheduled release date (April 12th) of the DD on our whiteboard calendar weeks ahead, but I suppose our culinary curiosity wasn’t enough to push us out the door and to the nearest KFC…until now.

Viral Sensation.
Quirky food has a magical effect on people – just take a look at ‘Man vs. Food’. People are willing to gorge themselves beyond consciousness just to digest something one-off.  A culinary claim to fame, if you will.

The DD has gone from a menu option to a topic of conversation, generating hundreds of YouTube videos and even Stephen Colbert commenting. In many cases, encouraging other people to pass your message has the potential to be more powerful than any print or television advertisement (KFC has sold 10 million Double Downs and has extended its ‘yank’ date).