Great to meet you today, I don't know if anyone recommended that you follow @pennsif btw - he's based in West Wales and does regular 'steem news' posts - links to posts on the latest developments on steem. He also does a nice little radio show on Discord once a week on Thursday evenings - but you might want your local link @shanibeer to explain the little rabbit hole that is Discord it's a bit complex!
Also this site covers the basics of steem - https://steemonboarding.com/
i'm not just recommending it 'cos i wrote half the scripts!
And if you like data: