The desktop app is the biggest missing piece IMO. Hosting updates from various government agencies (weather services, transit agencies, etc), is the thing that

The desktop app is the biggest missing piece IMO. Hosting updates from various government agencies (weather services, transit agencies, etc), is the thing that Twitter is (was?) really good at. Without a desktop app, though, no agency would ever consider posting updates to it; the app means it exists in a weird silo.