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Throwback Thursday, better known as [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], is a weekly reminiscent photo movement that has taken off globally, particularly on Instagram. It's also popular on Twitter, Facebook, and Blogs.

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Throwback Thursday is the name of a weekly social media posting trend and hashtag game that users participate in to share and look back fondly on some of their favorite memories -- hence the "throwback" theme. In this case, the "throwback" component of a post can pertain to basically anything that happened in the past.

How It Works
On Thursdays, anyone can participate in the Throwback Thursday trend by posting content (usually a photo) on [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] like [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] to remember a past event. Photos can be from years ago or from just a few days ago. There aren't really any limitations, and even though it can be fun to participate, it really just gives people an excuse to post more

Why Is Throwback Thursday So Popular?
People love to get nostalgic about their childhood, old friends and relationships, popular culture trends that are long gone, past trips or vacations and all sorts of other things that bring back happy memories. That's really all there is to it.

Social media is used for sharing our lives often as it's happening, but we'll take any excuse to reminisce about the old days and the good feelings that come with it. A strong emotional response acts as a catalyst for social sharing, so it makes sense that your most beloved memories of the past are among the things you love to share the most -- even if it only matters to you, and nobody else.

What to Post on Throwback Thursday
You don't have to be a social media superstar or have thousands of [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] to get in on this trend. All you need to do find something about the past to post about, and tag with [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] or [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.].

Old photos of you from your childhood. This is a big trend and it's something that everyone can do. If you're an adult, you probably have at least a few fond memories of being a kid, so post an old photo that brings back some good memories and tag it.

An old song that takes you back in time. Photos are the most popular content to share for this trend, but songs are not far behind. People love to share songs from decades ago that evoke a strong sense of nostalgia. Post a [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] of what you're listening to or just simply share the link to the song itself.

Screenshots of old [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] status updates or tweets. Here's a new one. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] has been around long enough that we can now look back on some of crazy things we used to post online all those years ago. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] is a great tool for checking out what you posted a year ago.

Throwback Thursday Continued: Flashback Friday
Social media users apparently love this trend so much and can't get enough of it once a week that they decided to extend it into Friday. Flashback Friday is the equivalent of Throwback Thursday -- but meant to be posted on with the accompanying [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (or [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]) hashtag on Fridays.