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Facebook’s Poke

What is it?

A feature that sends a virtual ‘nudge’ to a friend on Facebook. You might send it to someone to let them know you’re thinking of them, or that you want a chat. However, Facebook itself has never clearly defined what a poke is. It said back in 2012 that it wanted a feature “without any specific purpose” and that people

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