Some thoughts from @doctorow on #Gojek and the #tuyul app ecosystem:

https://pluralistic.net/2021/07/08/tuyul-apps/#gojek

Ketika meng-update aplikasi di Android, ada beberapa yang memberitahu semua perubahan, ada yang tidak memberitahukan apapun, dan ada #Gojek, yang menulis puisi.

Hamba bukan pujangga, sudikah Gojek menyampaikan, bugs (kekutu) apa yang ada di angka 4.65? Hamba tak butuh untaian kata manis, tapi konten *changelog* yang pantas.

Tonight's #Gojek ride was uneventful. Just the way we all like it. 5-stars.

On tonight’s #Gojek ride, I’m horrified by my driver’s racist grumbles as we navigate Syed Alwi Road. I translate and paraphrase: you see all these black people? And you see these policemen? You think they can control? We have no choice, we are a small country”. 0-star!

Oh man, #GoTo #Gojek #Tokopedia also laid off thousands of their employees, my friends are one of them. What just happened to tech industries?

This morning’s #Grab (after trying to get a ride from #Gojek and #CDGZig) ride was uneventful and nap-worthy. 5-Stars!

Tonight’s #Gojek ride is a shocking $30 for 8.5km! 1 star.

This morning's #Gojek ride was long, because of a jam caused by a car that caught fire somewhere on Shenton Way. My driver was unfazed and patient, and I commended her on that. She drives six hours a day - knocks off after evening rush hour because 'health is more important' than chasing incentives. She's been driving for the past year since being retrenched from her corporate job in the financial district, near where the car caught fire this morning. Five stars.

#Gojek and #Tokopedia merge to form GoTo Group, the largest technology group in Indonesia

https://techcrunch.com/2021/05/16/gojek-and-tokopedia-merge-to-form-goto-group/

Indonesian telco #Telkomsel invests $150 million in #Gojek

https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/16/indonesian-telecom-network-telkomsel-invests-150-million-in-gojek/

"Ride-hailing company #Gojek said on Monday (Mar 2) that it will levy a S$0.70 surcharge on every trip booked through its platform from Mar 9.

"The amount collected from this will go directly towards initiatives designed to improve the experience for customers and driver-partners, so that they can have even more reliable, safe and enjoyable rides," Gojek said in response to queries from CNA."

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/gojek-levy-70-cent-surcharge-platform-fee-all-rides-12490830

#Singapore #RideHailing #transport