Content

• To step
• Part 1 of 2: Poking your friend
• Part 2 of 2: Por etiquette
• Tips

"Poke" is a simple yet addictive feature of Facebook. Your Facebook friend will immediately receive a notification stating: "(Your name) poked you". He or she will then be given the option to poke you back. Learning how (and when) to port your friend to Facebook only takes a minute or two, so open Facebook in a new tab and read on!

To step

Part 1 of 2: Poking your friend

1. Learn what poking is. Before you port someone for the first time, it is useful to know what exactly you are doing. Poking a friend does the following:
   • Sends your friend a notification saying "(Your name) poked you."
   • Gives your friend the option to poke you back. Decline or ignore the poke.
   • Mention the poke on your friend's poke page.
   • Pay attention: A poke is only visible to the friend you poked. In other words, no one but your friend can see the poke.
2. Go to a friend's profile. Poking a friend is easy. To get started, visit the profile of the person you want to poke. You can do this by entering his or her name in the search bar, visiting your friends page, clicking his or her name in your timeline, etc.
   • You can only poke friends. You will not be given the option to poke someone if you are not friends.
3. Press the button. At the top of your friend's profile, you'll see a profile photo on the left, a sprawling cover photo at the top, and a few buttons on the right. Look for the button with three dots on it. Click on this button.
4. Click Poke. You send a poke notification to your friend. Your friend can reply by poking you back or removing the poke.
5. Visit the Poke page to see who poked you. Facebook has an easy way to see all your pokes at once: the Poke page. This page is available at Facebook.com/pokes. Here you can see who poked you and who poked you.
   • If you've poked you back and forth, this page will also show you how many times you poked in a row.
6. Use the buttons on the Poke page to poke your friends back.. If someone pokes you (or you pokes and he pokes you back), you will see a blue "poke" button next to their name on your Poke page. Click this to automatically poke the person back. This is a handy way to poke a lot of people at once without having to visit their profile.

Part 2 of 2: Por etiquette

1. Do well: poke your friends to get their attention. The nice thing about poking is difficult to explain to someone who doesn't understand it yet. Poking someone on Facebook is a bit like poking someone in real life - it's always a way to get someone's attention, but it can mean many different things. You can tease people about the poke, let them know you're thinking about them, or get them to text you - it all depends on the context of the situation.
   • Think about this: if two people who are attracted to each other poke each other late at night, does that mean the same thing as if two friends from school poke each other at noon? Probably not.
2. Don't poke all the time. This is probably the most important rule when it comes to poking on Facebook. While it's okay to get into a "poke fight" with your friends every once in a while, you don't want to get into the habit of poking people all the time. It's annoying to log in and see a new notification that turns out to be another poke, so if you do this too often, your friends will likely ignore your poke.
3. Don't poke someone to get other people's attention. Remember that when you poke someone, only the recipient can see the poke. Don't use pokes to embarrass anyone else - no one else will be able to see what you're doing.
4. Don't poke people you don't know well. It's not uncommon to have Facebook friends who are actually distant acquaintances in real life. While you can poke these people, most of the time it's not a good idea. It can be uncomfortable to get poked from people you're not close to - it's a bit like being actually poked by someone you don't know well.

Tips

• Every time you and your friend poke each other you become better friends !!
• All your friends can poke you (and vice versa). To stop someone from poking you, block this person.