Thanks for all the help. I would like to use Twitter as a base. I have found "tweepy", but I am having difficulty setting up.
I am using Fedora 20, but want it to run on Fedora Remix on the pi.

Hey,
I am looking for a solution using Python and a RPi to convert either SMS messages, emails or tweets with a hashtag to a print out on a ticker board. I have some coding experience, but what should I do?
Thanks
Jonathan