Thai protesters use emoticons to stay ahead of police

On Friday, protesters were able to use social media to gather at a new location within an hour after police thwarted their initial plans, - Reuters

BANGKOK (Bloomberg): In Thailand's democracy, emoticons and retweets are becoming the new ballots.

On Monday (Oct 19), protest organisers asked supporters on Facebook whether they should hold rallies that evening: The "Care" emoticon signalled "rest for one day," while the "Wow" emoticon was a vote to "keep going!" The majority on Facebook chose to continue the protests. A similar poll was also done on Twitter, using like and retweet buttons for the vote.