If someone poked you on Facebook and your first reaction was confusion, you are not alone. The feature feels like a relic from the early days of social media, yet it still exists and still gets used.

Technically, the poke never really left Facebook. The classic feature from Facebook’s early days lets users get a friend’s attention with a virtual nudge of sorts. While the poke fell out of use ages ...

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