So I’m about two years late on this bit of “news” … but if I’m just discovering it, there could be others in a similar boat. You see, I’m such an early adopter that I’ve largely missed out on the text messaging phenomenom. I picked up the original Sidekick in 2002 and have been emailing and IMing via cellphone ever since. I only grudgingly enabled a basic text messaging plan within the last few months as folks in my circle (and inappropriate marketing personel) have cost me money (with every incoming SMS). But now that I’m retro modern, I’ve been keeping my eye open for texting opportunities. And it turns out Amazon offers “Text Trace” – a service to provide package tracking/shipment updates. Pretty cool, and much more efficient than babying the UPS site for status. In fact, beyond just ‘out for delivery’ and ‘delivery’ notifications, I’d be OK with even more info. Like when a product leaves the warehouse and later lands in my region. Although I’d prefer to see more real-time alerts. If you’re as behind the times as I, check out Text Trace at the bottom of your Amazon Order Summary, Shipment Tracking status page.