Informed: the podcast for LinkedIn® users

493. Who is looking at your content?

Discovery analytics for in and out of network viewers [https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:share:7467924434830675968/] Should you comment on content where you don't expect to reply? Why you shouldn't delete AI comments on your posts Why you shouldn't use "comment X to get Y" Video tab arrives on mobile Solo and small business owners: join the Espresso+ community to improve your LinkedIn and online presence. Find out more at jesp.me/join [https://jesp.me/join] Support the show: Informed is not sponsored, so all production and hosting is self-funded. To make a small donation, go to jesp.me/informed-tip [https://jesp.me/informed-tip] – thanks!

492. More about AI, plus the Video tab returns

More chat about AI on LinkedIn, plus the return of a feature in the mobile app. POSTBAG Trevor Lambert about AI Ross Thorpe about AI – check out Rooverse [https://rooverse.app/] Ashley Leeds about profile URLs Trudy Pannekeet about group DMs ——— Video tab returns to UK, Australia & Canada [https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7460010951585677313/] Connect button on mobile prompts for a note [https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7465686508860116992/] Solo and small business owners: join the Espresso+ community to improve your LinkedIn and online presence. Find out more at jesp.me/join [https://jesp.me/join] Support the show: Informed is not sponsored, so all production and hosting is self-funded. To make a small donation, go to jesp.me/informed-tip [https://jesp.me/informed-tip] – thanks!

491. AI slop and glitches on LinkedIn

POSTBAG Judi Radice Hays: feedback on birthdays Jeremy Freeman: LinkedIn newsletters Kathie York: Since LinkedIn likes to see engagement within the first hour of a post, is it still bad form to be the first commenter? One reason I ask: having a link in a post hurts our 'reach.' What are the rules, now, for placing the link in a comment we create? And what happens to that comment if someone reposts our post? ——— 875 LinkedIn employees (5% of workforce) sacked! [https://www.theverge.com/news/929782/microsoft-linkedin-layoffs] Is AI slop really going away? [https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7462515437658853378/] We need a "report as AI" feature! "Nonconsensual intimate imagery" [https://linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7463550958082506753/] warnings. How to find the date and time of any post or comment on LinkedIn: see my free tool at jesp.me/date [http://jesp.me/date] Solo and small business owners: join the Espresso+ community to improve your LinkedIn and online presence. Find out more at jesp.me/join [https://jesp.me/join] Support the show: Informed is not sponsored, so all production and hosting is self-funded. To make a small donation, go to jesp.me/informed-tip [https://jesp.me/informed-tip] – thanks!

490. Should you change your posting schedule and topics on LinkedIn?

What happens when you need to change your plans? POSTBAG Lionel Guerraz: commenting and its effects on topic authority. Judith Rafferty: how do we deal with birthdays on LinkedIn? ——— The main topic is about changing your schedule on LinkedIn and whether it's OK to post about different topics. About statement previews are now 6 lines long on mobile. Desktop previews are still 4 lines long. UpLift Live Nano Bristol [https://jesp.me/nanobristol]: our conference's little brother event is on Thursday 17 September 2026 at The Watershed in Bristol. Come to learn about LinkedIn and network. You get lunch, and if you're brave I'll review your LinkedIn profile in front of the room. Use code EARLY10 for a £10 discount until the end of May. Standard price is £59. I'm off to Creator Day [https://www.creatorday.uk] in Poole this week. See you there? Off-topic food post [https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7459654639420952577/] Solo and small business owners: join the Espresso+ community to improve your LinkedIn and online presence. Find out more at jesp.me/join [https://jesp.me/join] Support the show: Informed is not sponsored, so all production and hosting is self-funded. To make a small donation, go to jesp.me/informed-tip [https://jesp.me/informed-tip] – thanks!

489. LinkedIn member stats via Microsoft

New membership figures for LinkedIn are out. Let's take a look at the stats for this quarter. POSTBAG * Richard G Abrahams on post impressions. * Steve Messenger [https://linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7453726112897171456/] on comments being turned off on every post. * Lynnaire Johnston on verification concerns. ——— * LinkedIn member results [https://linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7455858554747588609/] via Microsoft. * I signed up for Premium All-in-One [https://espirian.co.uk/linkedin-all-in-one/]. * Comments reduced from 1250 to 1000 characters [https://linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7455969573977280512/]. Solo and small business owners: join the Espresso+ community to improve your LinkedIn and online presence. Find out more at jesp.me/join [https://jesp.me/join] Support the show: Informed is not sponsored, so all production and hosting is self-funded. To make a small donation, go to jesp.me/informed-tip [https://jesp.me/informed-tip] – thanks!