Marc Andreessen, Tweetstorm and Internet pioneer, returns to Twitter
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SAN FRANCISCO — Marc Andreessen, who coined the term "Tweetstorm" and helped popularize it, is back on Twitter after a five-month absence.
"Ask me anything! $20 per answer. All $ goes to @BlackGirlsCode. Send your questions here," the influential venture capitalist said in a tweet today.
With that 140-character message, Andreessen ended a months-long silence that was signified with a "Taking a Twitter break!" post on Sept. 25, 2016. At the time, he gave no reason for the hiatus and deleted all his tweets.
The Internet pioneer-turned-co-founder of VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, who has more than 600,000 followers, gave no indication why he returned to the micro-blogging site. In late September, he told a Silicon Valley audience he felt "free as a bird" and "50 pounds lighter" after taking time off from Twitter.
Andreessen's frequent tweets on technology and economics sometimes landed him in hot water. A year ago, he apologized for tweet claiming India's stance against colonialism has hurt the country economically. The tweet, which Facebook board member Andreessen made as a defense of the social network's Free Basics Internet service, resulted in a rare rebuke from Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg.