Many people do not understand the exact use of poke feature on Facebook, hence people asks “What Does it Mean to Poke Someone on Facebook?”
The primary purpose of poke on Facebook is to catch the attention of another Facebook user. The meaning of poke can be inferred in many different ways. It was not designed by the Facebook developers for any particular reason. Poking a user on Facebook is a straightforward approach to let the user know that you are thinking about him/her. You can make use of the poke to say casual hi to a close friend, flirt around with an unfamiliar person or just let a person know that you exist in the world.
How to Poke Someone on Facebook
- Open www.Facebook.com in your browser. Enter your email Id and password to log in to your account. If you do not have a Facebook account, you can sign up for a new Facebook account at Signup.
- Locate the search field on the left side of the page, type in the name of the Facebook friend who you wish to poke.
- Locate your friend’s profile from the list of people that comes up from your search. Your Facebook friends will be listed first followed by network friends and unknown users.
- Poke your friend by clicking on the link that says “Poke him!” to the right side of your friend’s profile.
- Confirm this action by clicking “OK” in the pop-up box that will appear asking you to confirm that you want to poke this person.
- When you friend logs into his/her Facebook account, he/she will be alerted that you poked him/her.
