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 would millions of users use references to the oil industry in their tweets and Instagram posts?
Of course, the essence is much more prosaic. The hashtag really has nothing to do with oil. It's all about American abbreviations, which Russian-speaking people cannot easily understand, but can learn. And use equally with everyone.
Meaning of the abbreviation TBT
Hashtag is the same hashtag () that you 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 matching trends. After all, hashtags can only perform their functions in the virtual space.
They are used to group messages on certain topics. A regular hashtag looks like this:+ a word, for example TBT (you will find out what it means later). A well-placed hashtag is clickable. That is, by clicking on it, you will see all other posts orphotos with the same tag.
In addition to grouping, hashtags are also used for promotion in social networks. By the way, English is not the only possible language, marks are made in other languages (including Russian).
If you actively use "Twitter" or "Instragram", then you must have come across 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". This means the tradition of Internet users to arrange a day of nostalgic memories on Thursdays. They uploaded baby photos, family trips, and other cards of happy moments from their past.
Users used to really use it exclusively on Thursdays, and some continue to do so until now. While others began to deviate from the rules, using TBT under each of their photos.
Rules for using the hashtag TBT
To understand, TBT is not difficult. But what is the right way 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 the tagging has nothing to do with the content of the photo.
Because if you want to use hashtags correctly, you should remember a few rules:
- Use only those that describe the contents of the frame or your relationship to it.
- The hashtag TBT is something that indicates not only the fact of the elapsed time, 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 the frames that were not taken right now.
- If you are commercially promoting your Instagram account, TBT will not help you.
Do celebrities use the TBT hashtag?
Usually celebrities don't use hashtags on their photos. Or at least do it rarely and in moderation. However, there are at least two prominent uses for this tag.
For example, in 2013, the famous Niall Horan marked his photo with such a hashtag. And this frame became the most "liked" among all posts with the TBT tag for the year. An army of female fans rated the soloist's naked torso at 718,000 likes.
But Jennifer Aniston's lover Justin Theroux has clearly not learned how to use hashtags correctly, unlike Instagram filters. Once he posted a picture of his beloved wife on his page, providing it with the wcw mark. It means “women we admire”, and everything is right here. But the fact is that with such a 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.
Hashtags similar to TBT
There are a number of specific hashtags to learn if you want to look like a "pro" using social media:
- OOTD - Use to show off your current outfit to others.
- MCM - we already mentioned the hashtag dedicated to women, 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. Stands for "flashback Friday" and is used on Fridays.
- L4L - but this abbreviation has nothing to do with 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 - often used for no reason, but in fact it means that you are proud of the uploaded photo;
- instamood - indicates that the photo conveys your mood at the moment;
- iphoneonly - Used by iPhone fans. He often indicates that the photo was taken with this particular phone;
- jj - This short tag is very popular and is used under frames with various goodies.
Use hashtags wisely. After all, if you spam them in large numbers, you will cause more indignation among subscribers than popularity. Better pay attention to the content itself,which you post.
