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If you’ve posted a link at Qiqima lately you will see that URL’s are now automatically abbreviated to leave more space for the rest of your message. No buttons to click, just paste in a long website address and it will be shortened when you post.

We are happy to announce that you can now opt to have your Qiqima posts automatically post to Facebook at the same time. If you are already a Facebook user you will most certainly want to try out this new feature. After logging in to Qiqima, go to “Settings” and you will see a tab labeled “Facebook.” Make sure you complete the three simple steps to allow Qiqima to communicate with your Facebook account, and that’s it.

Next time you post a message on Qiqima it will also appear on Facebook for all your friends to see and comment on. As Facebook users ourselves, this feature has been very useful and a time-saver.

If you’ve visited the Qiqima website recently you may have noticed something different. We have redesigned the site to make it cleaner and fresher. The layout remains the same so you can easily find all the buttons and links right where you left them.

...and the old.

Let us know what you think of the new design by leaving a comment below.

If you recently paid a visit to our blog using an iPhone you may have noticed that it has a very different look. That’s because we’ve made it easier to read blog posts on the iPhone. I’ll be the first to admit that it is not very pretty looking but it does the job. And if you get tired of that dull look then just scroll down to the bottom of the page and use the “View Full Version” link.

Good news for those of you who use Qiqima from South Africa. We are very happy to announce that you can now perform most of Qiqima’s most crucial functions using text messages. For the time being, local standard text messages apply, but that may change in the future as we try to solidify a suitable revenue model.

Below are the text commands that you can use. So go ahead and give it a try, and send the SMS to 31022.

To start receiving notifications via SMS:
QIQ START

To stop receiving notifications via SMS:
QIQ STOP

Last week TechMasai announced that he was planning to leave the Kenyan microblogging platform, Twyka, because of all the spam that he was receiving. We took note and today I’m glad to announce that we added a mechanism to quickly, and easily, report spam or any abusive posts on Qiqima.com.

Below each post is a “Report Abuse” link that will let you send us a report and thus allow us to take action.

We welcome any feedback you have that will make Qiqima a fun place for everyone. So please keep those comments coming. We also invite you to join the #IMPROVE QIQIMA group to share ideas with fellow users.