The term "Tweetstorm" (not Tweet Storm) was coined and made famous by Marc Andreessen, the renowned Silicon Valley investor and entrepreneur. A Tweetstorm is a way to share thoughts and comments that are too long for the 280 character limit for single Tweets.

A Tweetstorm is a series of tweets from one person that begins with a number and a forward slash. The first number is the order in which the tweet appears in a series of tweets that discuss a single topic. The number after the forward slash is the number of tweets from the same author.

A Tweetstorm lets readers know how many tweets to expect. On the surface, this seems like a great idea, but it has generated some controversy.

The main argument against Tweetstorm is that X (formerly Twitter) is designed for short bursts of sharing information or opinions. A series of tweets from one person, especially a long series, can be seen as spam. Nobody likes spam and it could be an easy way to lose followers.