Facebook Poke
Updated: 09/12/2023 by Computer Hope
Poke may refer to any of the following:
1. When describing an app, Poke was an app released in December 2012 by Facebook to be a Snapchat competitor. Poke was never successful and Mark Zuckerberg was even quoted in a Bloomberg Businessweek interview as saying the app "was more of a joke." The app was later removed from app stores in May 2014.
2. When describing a feature, Facebook poke is a Facebook feature that lets you poke any of your friends on Facebook as a way of saying "hello." After getting poked on Facebook, the notification shown to the right appears on your Facebook page that lets you poke back or remove the poke. To poke a friend, visit their profile page and click the Poke button in the top-left corner of the screen.