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Track shipments with Twitter

pb30 has an awesome thing. You can get updates from UPS, DHL, and FedEx on Twitter.

Here are the simple instructions, taken straight from pb30′s page:

  1. Follow – Since uses direct messages, you must follow it so it can send direct messages to you. will follow you back immediately so that you can send direct messages to it.
  2. Send a Direct Message to like: 123456789123 New PC - Just send a DM with the FedEx/UPS/USPS/DHL tracking code first, followed by a nickname for the package. Example: 123456789123 Macbook Air
  3. Sit Back and Wait! – We’ll send you a direct message each time your package changes location. You should receive the first message within twenty minutes.
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