Tag: uber
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Uber to be made legal in South Australia
South Australia will make it legal for Uber and other ride-sharing services like GoCatch to enter the market in July 2016. Currently any ride-sharing and taxi applications are banned from being used. Following in NSW’s footsteps, the local government will be compensating each of the 1,137 taxi licence holders $30,000 each. That’s a total of…
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Uber is delivering puppies in Australia today
We’ve seen it in the U.S and now we can get some puppy love for ourselves! UberPUPPIES has launched in Australia today and not only is this the cutest marketing strategy ever, research from Purina Pets has found that having pets in the office reduces stress and increases productivity. Uber have teamed up with the…
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GoCar first company to rival Uber in Australia
GoCatch will be the first company to rival Uber in Australia with the launch of GoCar which is the “country’s first locally-owned ride-sharing service”. On their website they describe GoCar as an, “Australian alternative that allows everyday Sydney-siders use their own vehicle to earn extra cash, and give passengers another way of getting from A to…
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Uber’s New Look
In Uber’s new worldwide “brand refresh” they have ditched the familiar ‘U’ icon for a shape with a square in the middle representing a ‘bit’. Riders will now see a circular shape on a green background and drivers will see a hexagonal shape on a red background. The icons will differ in colour and pattern…