Facebook's latest messaging app: Slingshot

Facebook recognized that Poke was a dud, but it apparently isn’t ready to give up on new messaging apps. Facebook has released a new app in the iTunes Store — Slingshot.

Through Slingshot, users can take a photo, add images and text and other creative accoutrements, then “sling” it to a friend, who must do the same to see the image they received.

The app is listed in the iTunes store now, but it shows a launch date of Tuesday.

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