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Get free cab credit for inviting friends to ubiCabs

One day in HQ, we were thinking about advertising. We thought about all the things we could spend money on to tell people about ubiCabs. We saw hundreds of awesome things, like mugs with photos on, mousemats, customised boiled sweets, […]

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#5FreeFridayRides

What if we lived in a world where an ordinary person like you could get a cab ride for free, just because it’s Friday? Well, human. Rejoice! For we live in such a world. #5FreeFridayRides ubiCabs is giving away five […]

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ubiCabs Name Story Ubiquitous Version

We get asked about the ubiCabs name quite a bit. How did we end up being called ubiCabs? And what is a ubiCab anyway? Well, it’s ubiCabs’ aim to make sure that wherever you are, you know where to get […]

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ubiCabs Name Story Latin Version

Why is ubiCabs called ubiCabs? Well, ‘ubi’ is the Latin interrogative for ‘Where?’ as in, when on the phone to a cab company “[shouted] Where’s my (insert profanity if desired) cab (insert please if profanity omitted)?” So when you’re calling […]

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ubiCabs Name Story Mr Ubi Version

How the ubiCab got its name. By Ruddy Hard Kipling, and translated by Alex Mugan. One day, there was a man named Ubi. He was a clever man, but a poor man. He worked all day in the hardship factory, […]

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The ubiCab Files #3 – Headquarters

Private eye office door

I sat in my office above the shoe shine joint in Little Portland, waiting for a coffee to cool.  A dame walked in, “What do you want toots?” I asked “Don’t call me toots.” Commanded Judi Dench.  She was seething […]

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ubiCabs driving industry revolution – Le Web

ubiCabs, The Minicab App, is changing the way people book cabs in London. With tech features like driver tracking and location sharing, if you’re booking a minicab in the capital, it’s the app to download. We’ll be at Le Web, […]

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NMA Site of the Week – ubiCabs

See the original article here, as reproduced below. Site of the week: Ubi Cabs iPhone app Fri, 11 May 2012 | By Charlotte McEleny     Owner: Ubi Cabs Agency: In-house   ubicabs.com Content 19/25 Usability 21/25 Branding 19/25 Monetisation 24/25 Total 83/100 […]

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ubiCabs – The Beginning

A long time ago, we were down at the bank manager’s place (the bank), showing off the old business plan.  It was full of the nuts and bolts of how we make a fantastic user experience happen for our customers.  […]

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5 Ways to Beat Olympic Transport Blues with ubiCabs

It’s trending on twitter and we’re all quaking in our boots, because it’s not immediately clear how we’re all going to get to work when the greatest show on Earth gives TFL a kicking. Sigh no more though, for we’ve […]

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