<p>Facebook has launched Poke, a new mobile app that sends photos or other messages that automatically expire within seconds.</p><p>With the new app, users can "Poke" their friends as they did with the original Facebook feature, but more importantly they can send messages, photos or videos. The Poke app takes a page from the hot new app Snapchat, by having the message evaporate after 1, 3, 5, or 10 seconds. The sender can decide how long the message will last.</p><p>The app is a different type of interaction than the original Facebook Poke, but it has chosen that branding to connect with its early days while trying to keep pace with new developers.</p><p>The new app continues Facebook's growth into multiple mobile apps, including its Messenger, Camera and the acquired Instagram. It also shows Facebook's interest in moving into new types of mobile interactions beyond its traditional photo or message posting.</p><p><a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2012/12/21/facebook-brings-back-the-poke-with-snapchat-like-messaging-app/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/21/3793024/facebook-takes-on-snapchat-with-new-poke-app">Facebook takes on Snapchat with new Poke messaging app</a> (The Verge)</p><p><a href="http://bgr.com/2012/12/21/facebook-poke-messaging-app-263043/">Facebook releases 'Poke' for the iPhone to compete with Snapchat</a> (BGR)</p><p><a href="http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/48867/facebook-poke-iphone-ipad-app">Facebook Poke: The new messaging app with self-destructing messages</a> (Pocket-lint.com)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dDMHWcylKhOF3mMxpPmARL__VDPvM&ned=us">90 additional articles.</a></p>