"I Poked Her..."
I'm very resistant to new technology, especially for someone who works at an Internet company. I fought cell phones; I'm fighting the Crackberry; and I fought Facebook... until now.
The other night, F invited his intern, A, to our apartment. We promised A pizza in exchange for his help setting up a complicated new program on our computers. A -- who is 21 -- asked me if I'm on Facebook, and I said no. He was shocked and proceeded to explain that, basically, you're nobody if you're not on Facebook. I told him that my generation missed Facebook (we barely made Friendster and MySpace, both of which are so three years ago). I continued to act like I was above it throughout the pizza party. But let's be honest: I'm not entirely thrilled that I turn 30 two weeks from today -- and I still want to feel like I have my finger on the pulse of our nation's youth. I still want to be cool!
So I signed up the next day.
A was my second friend... after I found my little brother. (Am I cool now or what?)
But here's my question: Who is the brilliant mind behind the term "poking?" Who is the genius who twisted the ends of his (or her) greasy moustache and thought, I'll have young people everywhere "poking" each other!
A came into work on a Monday morning, and F asked him about his weekend. A said it was great; he met a girl. F said, "Oh, yeah? That's great! You gonna make a move?" A said, "I already did. I poked her." At this point the rest of F's team were paying attention and they started in with the macho hooting and hollering: "Yeah, A! Way to go, buddy!" A looked confused. "On Facebook..."
Genius!
Have YOU poked someone yet?
Ha... I poked A and he poked me back! F said, "I don't know how I feel about the fact that my intern is poking my wife."
I like facebook way more than myspace...much less random "poking" by complete strangers. I never thought of the whole "poking" option in this way before...now I'll have to chuckle each time I poke a friend. Great post!
LOL, we need a catchy term for that on Connect now...
that is hilarious! I've never used face book (not because I'm old, I'm 22). But, I like the whole idea of poking someone!
29 isn't too old for Facebook! God, I'm 31 - and all of my friends are on it! Now I feel ancient... but still highly poke-able!
I view poking as an easier way of saying "hey" than actually writing on someone's wall. A casual friend and I have been in a poke war, since, oh, probably freshman year? It's definitely not as sexual as a lot of people think.
Now I feel old. I am 33 and I'm not on Facebook or MySpace. Where does my generation fit in? I want to be poked ;)
I am relatively "old" compared to the late 20-something and early 30-something crowd and damn proud of it. In my day NOBODY poked anybody on facebook or otherwise, not for a LONG while and not without some financial and emotional investment. Heck we didn't even hand out our phone # to people. We gave our work number and had people meet us for lunch at the office so others could see and so that they could be held accountable. And, that's because most of my generation, though there were and are the exceptions were NOT socially inept, desperate, perverse, and we had common sense and dignity. We did NOT post private information for the world to see, nor did we share it with just anyone. The only ones who knew our story were the ones who were there with us. Even our Significant others didn't always get all the details, making women more of a mystery and more desirable. I think its actually PATHETIC that people go on facebook, myspace, and all those other sites, outside of business and how many mature people are still
alone despite all the random "poking"
I would disagree with my2cents. I was a "student volunteer" at a huge conference and hung out with other students in their 20's - 50's. The twenty somethings said I HAD to get a facebook account so we could exchange all our pictures from the week long conference. I did and I'm glad I did. I've found people on facebook from high school that I would never have found. As the parent of a 17 year old, it's great to have that in common however embarrassing it is for the kid! More baby boomers should get onto facebook. It's fun AND addicting.!
Believe it or not, you aren't the first person to catch this.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2223261784
i really dont think "pokin" on face book means what u think it does. i think its just a way of say "hi" not neccesarily the conventional meaning of getting "poked"
RE: My two cents...the world is changing and you are being left behind! I am 24 and no longer maintain any online web pages. However, it is a marvel of modern technology to be able to meet and become friends with people from all over the world. In college, I had a page...ended up meeting a friend who was in the military like I was. She was stationed in Italy, and when I graduated, I took a vacation to Italy. It is still one of the most memorable experiences of my life.