All three of those are also available on the Web. Thank you for the suggestions, elliotb. They all look interesting.

Instagram seems very popular. I don't have a phone to access it, while I'm at home...but my husband has a tablet that might work. (We live in one of the few remaining dead zones for cell reception.)

Here's how it might work for me, with an example. Flint has/had a serious problem with their public water supply corroding pipes and releasing lead, when they switched water sources, (perhaps you have heard). Being a scientist and one who is highly interested in water quality issues, I found the local reporting sketchy, and confusing. So I had to search out other sources, which I could find online--in depth reports and position papers from the EPA, local health agencies, U of M researchers, and other reporters who either blogged or later in depth pieces in national and local news outlets. Just heard a blip about a report the other day, about the fact that aging lead pipes corroding are a nation wide problem, a lot in older, urban areas. Here's an example of an article. In that article, there are lots and lots of other sources cited, which you can then go to for further information. NPR is the source of origin, but in the article are tips for many other places to follow up for further details.Where are lead water pipes in Michigan Another example, HC's e-mail scandal. I read an in-depth article on the FBI report on her e-mails in the New York Times. Still wanted more info. so one simple google led me to the FBI's Web site and I found their release of their report on their entire investigation, which I then read. Went to a few other articles on various lawyers opinions on the legality or illegality of her actions. Worked for the feds a couple of times, and had to go through FOIA training for my e-mail so I was familiar with the issues too, through real-life experience. Also did my masters thesis on using the Internet so had some basic background knowledge and a piqued interest in subjects relating to Internet use.

Yes, Linelle. That's the general idea. In terms of @ and #... @ is used in front of Twitter (or Instagram) usernames in your posts when you want the person to be alerted that you posted a message with their specific name. # is used when you want your Twitter (or Instagram) post to come up in a search. So... if you follow someone who's Twitter name is veganrules, and you post a tweet about enjoying one of their recipes, you would tweet something like: What a great weeknight recipe from @veganrules! Thank you for the inspiration! This tweet would go to veganrules, who would have the option of retweeting or replying to it for its accolades. And your other followers could click on the "@veganrules" link in your tweet and see veganrules' Twitter home page (if it's public). If you take the same tweet above and use a hashtag, it might look like this: What a great weeknight recipe from @veganrules! Thank you for the inspiration! #veganrecipes #vegandiet #veganinspiration Then, your tweet would accomplish everything above with the "@" and also would show up if anyone does a general search for "veganrecipes" "vegandiet" or "veganinspiration" The @ will bring your followers to the direct source. The hashtag will be part of any sort of general search using those search words. Here's more to explain (and these apply to Instagram, too): @ in Twitter Hashtags