Category Archives: P4D Favourites

TNT Adds Drama

Posted on April 13, 2012 by nat

OK, so it’s not *our* TNT, but this fantastic advert from the TV channel in Belgium just had to be shared! This is how you launch a TV channel: “To launch the high quality TV channel TNT in Belgium we … Continue reading →

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21st Century Parcel Delivery

Posted on March 15, 2012 by nat

With parcel delivery now so affordable and convenient to book online, more and more people are using courier services to deliver their business goods or everyday items. Whether it’s important to have the parcel tracked; if you want it delivered … Continue reading →

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Google’s Love Plot ♥

Posted on February 14, 2012 by nat

Valentines Day is nearly over and the P4D office has been full of love! In case you missed it we thought we’d share Google’s brilliant Valentines Day graph. Simply go to Google and search for the following: sqrt(cos(x))cos(300x)+sqrt(abs(x))-0.7)(4-x*x)^0.01, sqrt(6-x^2), -sqrt(6-x^2) … Continue reading →

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5-man search? That’s dumb!

Posted on February 6, 2012 by nat

Understandably, our customers want to know how P4D works – “how do you get your prices so low?” is a question we get asked all the time (hence, it’s in our FAQs :o), so when we came across this brilliant … Continue reading →

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Sainssssssbbbbburyyys

Posted on January 25, 2012 by nat

The Boss brought this image to my attention this afternoon and I’ve seen it doing the rounds online, so clearly you like it just as much as we do! Read the charming letter from Lily Robinson, age 3 and a … Continue reading →

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A much needed Evernote

Posted on January 20, 2012 by nat

It might be old news to some of you, especially our American friends, but we’ve only just discovered Evernote. We’re impressed! What is it? Say you’re arranging a birthday party. You’ve seen an outfit you like and took a picture … Continue reading →

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Old News

Posted on January 13, 2012 by nat

It seems ‘old timers’ might soon be an old expression as far as the Internet’s concerned. Nick Thompson, Director of KC (broadband provider), says more and more Silver Surfers (over 60) are taking to the World Wide Web to shop … Continue reading →

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Dancing Builders

Posted on January 10, 2012 by nat

We’ve just reintroduced our Russia service, but we’ve more to celebrate… this ingenious Russian 404 error message! 404 messages are usually quite dull: “Web Page Cannot be Found”, but not this one – oh, no! There’s a dance, there’s music, … Continue reading →

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Quantum Levitation

Posted on January 5, 2012 by nat

I’m not a gamer, so Wipeout to me [Nat], means the BBC’s Total Wipeout show, which dissolves me in to fits of hysteria every time, but apparently, there’s also a computer game called ‘Wipeout’ which is what the video below … Continue reading →

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Ad of the Year? Oh, yes!

Posted on December 29, 2011 by nat

This very clever ad was sent on to us by one of our customers, Mark, of the Coffin Company and we think it’s genius… we promise it’s not one of those videos where something gruesome jumps out at you, but … Continue reading →

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Innit.

Posted on December 23, 2011 by nat

We love this one – great app to share on Boxing Day with your Nan :o) OMG!!!!! Saga launches teenage translator   “Over-50s group Saga has come to the rescue with an app that translates hundreds of slang words and … Continue reading →

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Little Girl with a BIG Heart

Posted on December 23, 2011 by nat

It’s two days to Christmas and people are frantically buying presents, maxing their credit cards, and pushing past each other in the supermarket to get to the head of the queue with trolley loads of food, but Michelle Latter from … Continue reading →

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The P4D Elves

Posted on December 20, 2011 by nat

We know it’s an old joke, but we just couldn’t help ourselves… here’s Amanda, Nat, Trevor, Steve and Joff strutting their stuff! Merry Christmas everybody :o)

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Spot the Parcel

Posted on December 13, 2011 by nat

We just came across this photo of Amazon UK at Christmas time a few years ago. The image was posted randomly on Digg and it’s too impressive not to share! We discovered it was taken by Bruno Vincent for Getty … Continue reading →

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Incredible Speed Boat Catch

Posted on December 9, 2011 by nat

If you missed this YouTube video in the news this week, it’s a must see… Watch the catch from the bridge and the boat. Yes, slowmo reveals a definite catch! Incredible.

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eBay store closed

Posted on December 8, 2011 by nat

That’s it! The eBay QR Code store is closed for business and what a successful five day trial it appears to have been with mass news coverage. If you missed it, here’s our original blog announcement. eBay Christmas Boutique sneak … Continue reading →

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eBay opens QR Code Store

Posted on December 5, 2011 by nat

We’ve just spotted this fantastic story on the Power Retail website and we’re quite excited about it :o) What is a QR code? Well, this is ours – it looks like a square barcode and can be scanned using a … Continue reading →

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Google fun

Posted on December 1, 2011 by nat

Try searching Google for “askew” :o)

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Addictive word game

Posted on December 1, 2011 by nat

We admit, we got a little carried away with this addictive little shoot-em-up game – a few of us in the office (naming no names) are quite competitive! See how many words you can type per minute before you crash … Continue reading →

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Draw a stickman

Posted on December 1, 2011 by nat

If it’s been a while since you got creative and you remember with fondness the imagination you had as a child where dragons and fire were active features of your day dreams, then you’ll love this Draw a Stickman site. … Continue reading →

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Head like a sieve?

Posted on December 1, 2011 by nat

From time to time we all forget what we went to the shop for, who we need to buy a birthday present for, and what it was we remembered late last night, but neglected to write down. To help you … Continue reading →

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