http://www.charlesgallant.com/2006/10/13/poking-is-stupid-and-genius/ It's about thinking. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:24:37 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.charlesgallant.com/2006/10/13/poking-is-stupid-and-genius/comment-page-1/#comment-541 Facebook Gifts: It’s all about safety - Charles Gallant Fri, 09 Feb 2007 22:53:57 +0000 http://www.charlesgallant.com/2006/10/13/poking-is-stupid-and-genius/#comment-541 [...] This is a brilliant idea, and is another example of Facebook really understanding the type of communication that their network fosters.  It extends the idea of poking, which was the start of a new “safe” method of contacting someone.  In other words, if I want to contact someone, a poke is risk free.  I don’t have to commit to a phone call (where my voice is on the line), I don’t have to commit to an email (where my words are on the line), and I don’t have to commit to a text message (where my message needs to be justified).  To many Facebookers, a poke is the most casual way to let someone know that you’re thinking about them… until now. [...] [...] This is a brilliant idea, and is another example of Facebook really understanding the type of communication that their network fosters.  It extends the idea of poking, which was the start of a new “safe” method of contacting someone.  In other words, if I want to contact someone, a poke is risk free.  I don’t have to commit to a phone call (where my voice is on the line), I don’t have to commit to an email (where my words are on the line), and I don’t have to commit to a text message (where my message needs to be justified).  To many Facebookers, a poke is the most casual way to let someone know that you’re thinking about them… until now. [...]

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