Facebook said it saw a 13-fold spike in “poking” over the past month, with more than half of all pokes being sent by users between 18 and 29 years old. The company declined to share specific ...

In Facebook’s heyday, poking was all the rage, using the feature as a way to flirt, get someone’s attention, annoy your friends or start a poke war. At the beginning of 2024, Meta redesigned ...

Young folks — you know, Gen Z and the like — are apparently using the Poke more than ever. Last week, Facebook said it had seen a 13x spike in Pokes over the last month.

App: Facebook Poke Platform: Most smartphones Website: Download Site Cost: Free The first thing you might ask yourself when you read that Facebook has an ...

Facebook pokes used to be fun or flirtatious — or annoying, depending on one’s point of view — but either way, they became something of a hallmark of early social media ’s growing digital ...

If you thought that Facebook Pokes were dead, you were wrong. They were in a coma for years, but now they are back to fight for engagement. And it seems that the younger generation likes it.

Facebook’s Strange ‘Poke’ Feature Is Making a Comeback Your notifications may never look the same again. Alex Ocho March 19, 2024 Chesnot / Getty Images, Getty Images ...

Plus, Facebook added the ability to poke a friend when you search for them on the social network. Facebook says these small changes have led to a 13x spike in poking in the past month.

Shannon Jackson, 36, of Hendersonville, Tenn., used the Facebook "poke" feature, which sends a quick note with no text to another person to try to get their attention.