Just a few days ago, I was unexpectedly hit by a surprising poke on Facebook, after thinking that the iconic feature was long dead for years. And I was not the only one surprised, as the poke was not ...

When I hear the words “Jello poke cake,” I’m instantly reminded of potlucks and family gatherings from my childhood. This retro dessert, with its jiggly, fruity center and fluffy cake base, was a ...

Boxed cake mix doesn’t have to be boring, and breaking the rules on the back of the box can make it even better. Take poke cakes, for example: you bake the cake, poke holes all over it, and pour in ...

I still remember my first poke from a boy. I was 19 years old and in my third term of university; the young man in question and I had worked a couple of pub shifts together. We’d exchanged flirty ...

What does it mean to “poke” someone on Facebook? Is it flirty, friendly, or even annoying? The answer is all of the above, and somehow, none at all. The ambiguous feature was largely invisible for ...

In one of the most surprising comebacks of the decade, poking has made a recent resurgence on Facebook. There has been a 13x spike in use of the feature that has been around since Facebook's early ...

It seems a classic Facebook feature has amassed some newfound popularity these days, especially among newer Facebook users. Earlier this week, the official Facebook account shared that the social ...