can i poken with people, even though i haven't created an account on the website yet?
Yea - sure thing, no problem - you can use your poken as soon as you've activated it!
you can then start pokening right away. your poken will store all the new contacts, which will be uploaded to your account once you've registered until you've registered your friends will only be able to see an "unregistered" card in their timeline.