If you look into the Russian dictionary of abbreviations, you can find out what TBT means: heavy drill pipe. An attentive person will notice that this abbreviation is written in Russian letters (TBT). And why should millions of users use the oil industry in their tweets and posts on Instagram?
Of course, the essence is much more prosaic. The hashtag really has nothing to do with oil. It's all about American acronyms, which Russian-speaking people cannot easily understand, but can learn. And use along with everyone.
Meaning of TBT
A hashtag is the same lattice (#) that you can often see on social networks. This concept has become so popular that you can even find a hashtag in a printed booklet or on a billboard. Although they are placed there only for the sake of keeping up with the trends. After all, hashtags can only fulfill their functions in the virtual space.
They are used to group messages on specific topics. The usual hashtag looks like this: # + word, for example TBT (which means you'll learn later). A correctly set hashtag is clickable. That is, by clicking on it, you will see all other posts or photos under which there is the same tag.
In addition to grouping, hashtags are also used for promotion on social networks. By the way, English is not the only possible language; marks are also made in other languages (including Russian).
If you actively use Twitter or Instagram, then you must have met this very hashtag - TBT. Its meaning in English is the abbreviated phrase "Throw Back Thursday." If you translate it into Russian literally, you get something like "abandoned Thursday", or more precisely, then "retro Thursday." It means this tradition of Internet users to have a nostalgic memory day on Thursdays. They downloaded children's photos, shots from family trips and other cards with happy moments of their past.
Previously, users actually used it exclusively on Thursdays, and some continue to do so until now. While others began to backtrack, using TBT under each of their photographs.
TBT Hashtag Rules
Understanding TBT is not difficult. But how to use this hashtag? Now you can often see cases of abuse of it. Users insert hashtags under the photo in huge numbers just to collect more likes. Often set marks have nothing to do with the contents of the photo.
Therefore, if you want to use the hashtags correctly, you should remember a few rules:
- Use only those that describe the contents of the frame or your attitude to it.
- The TBT hashtag is something that indicates not only the fact of the past tense, but also the statute of limitations. These letters, as a rule, are placed under frames that were made at least a year ago. Although modern users like to mark all frames that were not taken right now.
- If you are engaged in the commercial promotion of your account on Instagram, #TBT will not help you.
Do stars use the TBT hashtag?
Usually, celebrities do not use hashtags under their photos. Or at least do it rarely and in moderation. However, there are at least two striking uses of this tag.
For example, in 2013, the famous Niall Horan noted his photo with such a hashtag . And this frame became the most “buggy” among all posts with the TBT tag for the year. The army of female fans estimated the soloist's naked torso at 718,000 likes.
But the beloved Jennifer Aniston, Justin Theroux, clearly did not learn to use the hashtags correctly, unlike the Instagram filters. Once he posted on his page a picture of his beloved wife, providing him with the wcw mark. It means “women whom we admire”, and here everything is true. But the fact is that with this tag, photos are published exclusively on Wednesday. And, most likely, Justin should have used TBT (that's what you already know), which corresponds not only to the day of publication (Thursday), but also to the fact that the photo is archived.
TBT-like hashtags
There are a number of specific hashtags that are worth learning if you want to look like a pro in using social networks:
- #OOTD - used to show others their current outfit.
- #MCM - about the hashtag dedicated to women, we have already mentioned, and this one is used on Mondays to publish frames with popular representatives of the stronger sex.
- #FBF is an analogue of TBT. This is something similar in meaning, as it points to the same old photographs. It stands for flashback Friday and is used on Fridays.
- # L4L - but this reduction does not apply to the photo, but simply calls: "Like for Like."
Other hashtags worth knowing
The above hashtags are still not very common. If you are just starting to use Instagram, you should get acquainted with the basic, basic options and their meaning:
- #instagood - it is often used just like that, but in fact it means that you are proud of the posted photo;
- #instamood - indicates that the photo conveys your mood at the moment;
- #iphoneonly - used by fans of the iPhone. He often indicates that the photo was taken on this particular phone;
- #jj - this short tag is very popular, and is used under frames with different goodies.
Use hashtags wisely. After all, if you spam them in large numbers, you will cause more resentment of subscribers than popularity. Better pay attention to the content that you publish.