WEB NEWS - Thailand: smartphone apps for protesters
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In this edition: the smartphone apps being used by protesters in Thailand; the "eye-bombing" craze taking the net by storm; and an American student dancing his way around China.
THAILAND: SMARTPHONE APPS FOR PROTESTERS
The sounds of whistles ring out as protesters in Thailand call for the government to resign. The whistle has become a symbol of the anti-government opposition movement in Thailand. After two months of protests and counting, some protesters may be in need of a little helping hand. And this is where the “Whistle for Thai” smartphone app comes in, you just have to press a button and it produces the piercing shriek of a whistle. There is also a map which shows where the blasts are coming from.
There are also bloggers busy mapping demonstrators and updating interactive tools to indicate sites occupied by protesters. Others are turning to social networks to keep residents and tourists to Bangkok informed on the traffic situation. Information deemed particularly useful when protesters launched the Bangkok ‘shutdown’, blocking roads and key intersections across the capital.
And as protesters and the government continue to lock horns, a tongue in cheek mobile phone game is proving very popular on download platforms. It’s called “Thai Fight” and players pitch political officials against one another. So they could step into the shoes of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra or his sister Yingluck, who is now leading the country, or they could be Abhisit Vejjajiva, the head of the main opposition party.
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THAILAND: SMARTPHONE APPS FOR PROTESTERS
The sounds of whistles ring out as protesters in Thailand call for the government to resign. The whistle has become a symbol of the anti-government opposition movement in Thailand. After two months of protests and counting, some protesters may be in need of a little helping hand. And this is where the “Whistle for Thai” smartphone app comes in, you just have to press a button and it produces the piercing shriek of a whistle. There is also a map which shows where the blasts are coming from.
There are also bloggers busy mapping demonstrators and updating interactive tools to indicate sites occupied by protesters. Others are turning to social networks to keep residents and tourists to Bangkok informed on the traffic situation. Information deemed particularly useful when protesters launched the Bangkok ‘shutdown’, blocking roads and key intersections across the capital.
And as protesters and the government continue to lock horns, a tongue in cheek mobile phone game is proving very popular on download platforms. It’s called “Thai Fight” and players pitch political officials against one another. So they could step into the shoes of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra or his sister Yingluck, who is now leading the country, or they could be Abhisit Vejjajiva, the head of the main opposition party.
TWEETS SPANISH POLITICIANS TRIED TO DELETE
Spanish MP Ana Oramas took to Twitter last month saying she had dine dined out a Michelin starred restaurant. She re... Go on reading on our web site.
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