So, if you feel the nostalgia of Facebook Poke, now you can bring back those fun memories with your friends, because Facebook has designed a new button for Poke, which can be found directly on the Facebook profile. If you poke someone, they will be alerted directly in their notifications.
Facebook also changed the way you see all the pokes, designing a dedicated page where you can find friends and see how many people have poked you. In this dedicated Facebook page, you can also see a “poke count” with those friends who are interacting with you multiple times. This brings back the gamification in Facebook, similar to other platforms such as Snapchat or Facebook, which use streaks to count the interactions between users.
But don’t worry, you don’t need to be friends with everyone, because you have the option to dismiss a poke if you don’t want to send them back a Facebook Poke.
We must admit that not only Facebook but other social media platforms too are trying to revive the gamification in their apps, because this way they can keep the users engaged for a longer time. In the recent period, Snapchat and TikTok streaks gained the attention of regulatory authorities, which considered that these social media streaks are very addictive and can cause harm to younger users.
Back in March 2024, Facebook tried to revive the Poke feature by implementing the Poke page in the search bar. They thought that it would be so much easier to “poke” a friend after searching for him, but it didn't have the attention they expected.
Stay tuned to see if this time, the Facebook Poke will gain back the popularity that it once had!
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