Why do people poke eachother on Facebook?

United States
October 1, 2010 4:10pm CST
What does it mean to poke someone...?
8 responses
marythan
@marythan (73)
• Philippines
2 Oct 10
for me it means -- you remember the person you're poking, you miss him/her, you want that person to remember you also :D sometimes i poke when i have nothing else to do in facebook (harhar)it's fun though because you don't have too write long conversation- the image itself if enough. (wink)
marythan
@marythan (73)
• Philippines
2 Oct 10
- xspell, sorry i'm rushing (correction) you don't have to write long conv. -the image itself is enough
smartrich22
@smartrich22 (393)
• Indonesia
15 Nov 10
they're need an attention, ..
Bambi09
@Bambi09 (227)
• United States
1 Oct 10
I always thought of it as flirtation. I mean, kinda like the middle stuff to where if you like someone you mess with them ya know. No one else can see you poking other people wither, so that's what I think.
harry89
@harry89 (2330)
• India
2 Oct 10
Well i m also confused about poke on facebook thats the reason i haven't ever used it there, according to me it may be like a buzz or saying gotcha! But i m not so sure about this
JNAbejero_C
@JNAbejero_C (62)
• Philippines
2 Oct 10
Me too I don't know what It means but i use it.
emmely
@emmely (73)
• Philippines
2 Oct 10
Poking someone is like saying "hi" to someone in a non-verbal way. It's like saying you remember the person. It can also be a way to start a nice conversation.
stellar126
@stellar126 (278)
• Philippines
1 Oct 10
You know what, I have been asking myself the same thing....lol! And I still haven't decided yet whether it's a good thing or a bad thing.
phuongqt1988
@phuongqt1988 (33)
• Thailand
1 Oct 10
Facebook is social network, they can freely speak their own way. Sometimes they say nasty words for each other. I guess it's sense of themselves are not good