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Facebook is trying to make ‘poking’ cool again
Remember when you would "poke" your friends on Facebook to get their attention, annoy them or just start a poke war?
Poking is one of Facebook’s oldest features, dating from the platform’s founding in 2004, but was tucked away in the navigation after it lost popularity. Facebook never defined what the idea behind poking was, and left it up to users’ interpretation, with some choosing to use it a way to flirt. Now, the company is resurfacing the feature around the social network’s 20th birthday and framing it as an easy way to say “hi” to a friend.
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