It is time for us to assess the pros and cons of the tweetstorm, the thread, the whatever and figure out just what it all means. diego_cervo/Getty Images/iStockphoto hide caption toggle caption diego_cervo/Getty Images/iStockphoto All Tech Considered What Should We Make Of The 'Tweetstorm' Or 'Thread,' Or Whatever You Call It? April 5, 2017 They're all over Twitter: Strings of tweets about politics or Russian plots or long thoughts. Maybe they're a new way to tell stories, but they say just as much about us as they do about the platform.