Informed: the podcast for LinkedIn® users
Episodes
89. Who do you invite to connect?
14 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a new episode of the award-winning LinkedIn podcast. This week I covered a wide variety of topics. News LinkedIn announced t...
88. Who owns your Linkedin profile?
07 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
NewsTinder versus LinkedIn profile picturesHillary Clinton and her views on LinkedIn in the pastLadbrokes are using LinkedIn to find customersLin...
87. Double Dutch
31 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A big change of scenery this week as I take the podcast out 'on the road' to Amsterdam in the Netherlands. LinkedIn has always been very popular in Th...
86. Group Messaging will return.
24 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
NewsMore details emerge about LinkedIn new ProFinder trialHave you played the LinkedIn name game?New thought leaders are invited to publish for the up...
85. Someone forgot to put search in groups!
17 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A critical look at LinkedIn groups.Mentioned in this episode:This show was created by the original host of the show, Mark Williams.
84. Outrage at new groups features
10 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
NewsLinkedIn agree to payout $13m to disgruntled users who feel their email contacts have been spammed.LinkedIn and Microsoft announce deeper integrat...
83. LinkedIn Sales Navigator Review
03 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode I take a break from the normal format to concentrate fully on a comprehensive review of LinkedIn's Sales Navigator product.I b...
82. The New LinkedIn Messaging App Reviewed.
26 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A review of LinkedIn's messaging app.Mentioned in this episode:This show was created by the original host of the show, Mark Williams.
Episode 81. We won!
19 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
LinkedIn wins a UK podcasting award.Mentioned in this episode:This show was created by the original host of the show, Mark Williams.
80. Its finally coming
29 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
New LinkedIn Acquisition. Fliptop, the lead scoring business announces LinkedIn takeoverLinkedIn launch a new app called LookupForeign spies use Linke...
79. A System to Powerboost your LinkedIn Success
22 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A change from the normal format this week as I interview the team behind Autopilot for LinkedIn. A system that allows you to view multiple profiles au...
78. What is a connection to you?
15 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
NewsGroup Managers can now send unlimited messages to their members in the 'participants' section.LinkedIn release information from their economic gra...
77. LinkedIn's Social Selling Index (SSI)
08 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Is this the end for Google Plus?LinkedIn Publishing now available for Portuguese speakersPublishing soon to cover other languages starting with French...
76. U-turn on connections
01 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
LinkedIn's U-turn on connections.Mentioned in this episode:This show was created by the original host of the show, Mark Williams.
75. The easiest way to get into LinkedIn Pulse!
25 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
News China passes 10 million LinkedIn members Google+ share link disappears from published posts ...
74. The Power of Positivity
18 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
NewsAustralian politician suffers extortion attempt via LinkedIn from a fake anti child trafficking advocateThe best LinkedIn profile pictures are "sl...
73. We've been nominated for an award!
11 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
News Two new LinkedIn apps are rumoured to be in the works. A new Groups app and one called 'LookUp'. Instant mess...
72. LinkedIn hate puzzles too!
04 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Plenty to talk about in this week's show from Web clippers and extensions to LinkedIn admitting they too hate quiz updates!NewsLynda.com shareholders ...
71. LinkedIn updates. Where's the line?
27 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
News LinkedIn have a private 'invite only' bug bounty program. LinkedIn's 'Member first' focus apparently boosts s...
70. Feel the pulse
20 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
News Measuring Gender Diversity with LinkedIn Data LinkedIn's weird names for software. An explanation.  ...
69. LinkedIn Group Messaging rules
13 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
NewsLinkedIn accused of making little progress on diversityHave you claimed your one dollar compensation yet?This published post claims that group mes...
68. It's time to get social
06 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this show I talk about how we can all benefit by being more 'sociable' on LinkedIn but first, lets cover this weeks newsNews Link...
67. LinkedIn Publishing - find your voice.
30 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
NewsSenior LinkedIn Executive hints at why superusers are being ignored by stating they are "making products universally usable regardless of ability"...
66. LinkedIn profile Autoview Services
23 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
NewsCEO's prefer LinkedIn & Twitter. In fact LinkedIn is the outright winner really!Why Asia matters for LinkedInUnfortunate names on LinkedIn!Lin...
65. LinkedIn groups best practice
16 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
NewsPublished post sharing via 3rd party apps appears to be broken, links go to main Pulse page.LinkedIn announce Economic graph challenge winners.Lin...
64. LinkedIn Profile Personality Assessment!
09 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
NewsLinkedIn imposes a limit of the number of group messages that can be sent.Confirmation that the commercial use limit on search is not just the amo...
63. LinkedIn Shares Tumble after Q1 Results
02 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
NewsThe LinkedIn advertising hack that gained a company $100,000 funding for a penny!LinkedIn Announce their Q1 results. Financial analysts are OK wit...
62. 'Free' LinkedIn searches
25 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
News LinkedIn applies for a patent to check the accuracy of facts and statements in profiles. LinkedIn spends $500,000 on buying Reid Hoffma...
61. Elevate is Launched
18 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
NewsYahoo Mail Contact cardsKey senior executive leaves LinkedInUpdate on the Lynda.com dealLinkedIn launch their new corporate Elevate productLinkedI...
60. The BIG Takeover!
10 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
NewsCharacter from Ex-Machina film has a LinkedIn profile - even though she is a robot! Update since recording - it looks as though this profile has b...
59. LinkedIn quizzes & the damage they could be doing to you!
04 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
NewsI had a reply from the person whose published post achieved over 3 million views and she doesn't know why it was so successful!LinkedIn acquire Re...
58. The Mystery of the LinkedIn Certified Publisher
28 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
NewsLinkedIn finally bring their Jobs app to AndroidA member increases their profile views by 425%!LinkedIn settles battle over email invitesA LinkedI...
57. I don't have time for this!
21 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
NewsLinkedIn Expands Efforts to Help Colleges Keep in Touch With Students and AlumniJP Morgan episode 3! Another financial firm acts like a communist ...
56. LinkedIn Personal Profiles With Company Names
14 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
NewsLinkedIn improve their sponsored InMail serviceThe JP Morgan saga continuesA new study analyses how 'happy' politicians are from their LinkedIn pr...
55. Who has the keys to your LinkedIn account?
07 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
NewsAn insight into LinkedIn's mobile strategyJP Morgan's global Head of Technology has sent out a memo advising staff to mak...
54. Your password for a dollar!
28 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
NewsLinkedIn pay a measly $1 compensation to users who had their password stolen.Company pages get a new feature - notifications.A bank is accused of ...
53. LinkedIn Ads are following you!
21 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
All about LinkedIn ads, plus other topics.Mentioned in this episode:This show was created by the original host of the show, Mark Williams.
52. The New Home Page & Q4 Results
14 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
NewsLinkedIn deliver impressive results for Q4 2014 as detailed here in their official announcement. They have grown membership to 347 million users a...
51. Using Royalty Free Images
07 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
NewsThe LinkedIn Connected app comes to AndroidLinkedIn have started suggesting downgrades to premium account holders - very odd!Princes Tru...
50. Our Half Century!
31 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
NewsNY Times offer 16 weeks free online access to LinkedIn premium members. Is this is sign of things to come?Condoms designer gets a breakthroug...
49. Blue Collar LinkedIn
24 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
NewsLinkedIn for blue collar? I think this is great news and fits with my idea of 'LinkedIn Local'.Shapr. A new rival to LinkedIn? I don't t...
48. Commercial Use Limit Hell!
17 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
NewsFacebook is still the top social network. This survey reported that only 13% of LinkedIn users visit the site daily in comparison to 70% of F...
47. And then there were Three
09 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
NewsLinkedIn announce that publishing rights will be extended to 230 million usersTaliban leader lists 'Jihad' as a skill on his profileDutch football...
46. It's Christmas!
20 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The top 25 skills that got people hired in 2014.Bryan Mills (aka Liam Neeson) will endorse your skills if you win a contest!&...
45. The New LinkedIn Home Page
13 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
NewsLinkedIn have issued the following email to all premium members regarding the new InMail policy. This was originally announced to Recruiter and Sa...
44. The Ingredients of a Great LinkedIn Message
06 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
NewsLinkedIn have changed how we edit our profiles. I have produced a very short video (30 secs) to demonstrate the changesIt would appear that Linked...
Episode 43. The Research Story
29 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
All about LinkedIn best practice.Mentioned in this episode:This show was created by the original host of the show, Mark Williams.
42. My Multi-millionaire Benefactor!
22 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
NewsJeff Weiner sells a fifth of his shares and nets a cool $10 million! You can read the detail here if you want to get green with envy!Fac...
Episode 41. Google Doesn't acquire LinkedIn!
16 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Google did not acquire LinkedIn in 2014 – but Microsoft did in 2016.Mentioned in this episode:This show was created by the original host of the show...
40. Social Selling with Darrel Griffin Pt2
08 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This week we complete the interview with social selling expert Darrel Griffin (click on his picture below to see his LinkedIn profile).Darrel's m...
39. The Spooky Halloween One!
01 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
NewsApparently Microsoft attempted to buy LinkedIn for $500m prior to their IPO in 2011 but decided the price was too high. LinkedIn would cost them c...
38. Social Selling With Darrel Griffin
25 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
You can view Darrel's LinkedIn profile hereDarrel's Story25 years in sales, mainly in the UK. Wine trade, screen printing and signage.Moved to Perth, ...
37. The Data We Give LinkedIn & The Power It Bestows
18 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
NewsAnother lawsuit is filed against LinkedIn and this one is just plain ridiculous! Apparently the ability to read someone's background and perform a...
36. Interview with Katharine Robinson
11 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
How to find anyone on LinkedIn, with Katharine Robinson.Mentioned in this episode:This show was created by the original host of the show, Mark William...
35. LinkedIn gets Serious about Universities
04 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Searching for jobs on LinkedIn Update. Last week I talked about the 5 ways you can search for jobs but someone has revealed a 6th way - searching or b...
34. 5 Ways to Find Jobs on LinkedIn
27 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
NewsMore shareholders sell their LinkedIn shares. Is this news anymore?LinkedIn state that Mozilla Firefox is the most compatible browser for LinkedIn...
33. Finding Love on LinkedIn?!
21 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
NewsBeLinked. The new dating app that allows its users to find suitable dates via LinkedIn profiles. This makes perfect sense for BeLinked but is this...
32. The State of LinkedIn
13 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
NewsDIALaBRAIN find an innovative way to use the media section of a profile (see below)LinkedIn Mobile (iOS & Android) apps now allow you to ...
31. Does LinkedIn Advertising Work?
06 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
NewsThe way we receive invitation notifications has changed (see video below) I also mentioned 2 pieces of software to help with speedy messaging whic...
30. Do LinkedIn owe you $50?
30 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
NewsLinkedIn Settles Password Hacking Class Action Lawsuit for $1.25M The settlement terms provide that LinkedIn's paid users can submit a claim, but ...
29. Deep Nishar Resigns
22 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Show NotesThe UKPod14 conference was a great success and the keynote speaker was Jason Van Orden from Internet Business Mastery.This po...
28. The Power of Groups
15 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
NewsCould this the beginning of the end of personalised invitations? Watch the video below to see what happened when inviting from a newly created pro...
27. Pay it Forward Sucks!
08 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
NewsNot much happened this week other than LinkedIn getting stung for $6m for a labour violation regarding unpaid wages. The BBC article is hereP...
26. Q2 Results and much more
02 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Show NotesLinkedIn delivers encouraging Q2 financial results313 million members84m unique visitors25bn page views (down 1bn from 1st qtr)$534m revenue...
25. Interview with Andy Headworth
19 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
News - Custom profile backgrounds are now being rolled out to non premium usersAndy's LinkedIn profileAndy on TwitterMentioned in this ...
24. Content Creation & Curation
11 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
LinkedIn update their Contacts app and rename it Connected.Mentioned in this episode:This show was created by the original host of the show, Mark Will...
23. LinkedIn's Ambitious World Economic Graph
04 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
You can now unsubscribe from published post notifications.Mentioned in this episode:This show was created by the original host of the show, Mark ...
22. New 'Galene' Search Engine
28 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
New 'Galene' Search Engine show notes(links are in black)LinkedIn faces a lawsuitArticle about LinkedIn's new search engine - warning, ...
21. Are Status Updates on Death Row?
21 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Profile Views Chrome ExtensionLinkedIn's new Job search mobile appMessages button for 'Open' profiles (previously Open Link) now look like b...
20. The LinkedIn SEO SCAM
14 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
LinkedIn publisher posts and the potential for Google SEO issues?Activity history lets you see their number of followers (close to connections number)...
19. A Week of New Features
07 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
My profile showing the new background plus the incentive to upgrade (even though this will be available to all eventually).This also shows how you can...
18. Interview with 'superconnected' Ian Moyse
30 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
NewsMagnus the puppy just gets more and more popular! 72,000 views.InterviewIan Moyse Linkedin profileWorkbooksIan's twitter page (wher...
17. Should we be different online?
25 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
LinkedIn improve the 'Who's viewed your profile' feature. Here is a link to article I published on this.Here is a link to the...
16. LinkedIn User Survey
16 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Recruitment Juice - Fast & effective online learning for recruiters.The below picture was produced (in seconds) using the Word Swa...
15. LinkedIn announce 1st quarter results
10 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
LinkedIn Stock price takes a tumble after they announce Q1 resultsshow notes(Links in black)The 3 Day Start Programme - 30% discount for LinkedIn...
14. Groups with Jo Saunders
04 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
A break from the normal format this week as the whole episode is dedicated to chatting with Jo Saunders about LinkedIn groups.As always, if its in bla...
13. Optimisation
28 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
NewsCRM providers experience a 'freeze out' from the LinkedIn API - read more hereAdvertising partners and content partners get preferred API acc...
12. LinkedIn reaches 300 million members!
19 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this weeks episode I cover the following;(links are in black)NewsLinkedIn Reaches 300 million members, you can view the infographic hereEndors...
11. The LinkedIn Publishing Platform
12 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
NewsLinkedIn's feline April fools joke. Read the article hereLinkedIn’s Moderation Process for Groups - OverviewNew layout for Groups...
10. Premium or free?
04 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The main topic in this weeks show is premium accounts. Should you pay to use LinkedIn or can you get by as a free user?I discuss many of the pro's and...
9. In The News
29 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
NewsFalse alarm over a change to LinkedIn Contacts - phew!'In The News' feature. Inspired by this articleMy WeekThis was a very busy week involvi...
8. Company Pages
22 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
About LinkedIn company pages, plus other topics.Mentioned in this episode:This show was created by the original host of the show, Mark Williams.
7. Status Updating
15 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
According to the worlds leading expert on podcasting, 90% of podcasts don't make it past 7 episodes.....so I'm treading very carefully between now and...
6. The Blazek Scandal!
07 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
As from this episode the show will now be broadcast weekly.Topics covered and relevant links as follows;News3rd tier connections can no longer be save...
5. Network Building with Sam Rathling
02 Mar 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This week I chatted with Sam about network building strategiesNewsMember Blocking - Help center linkThe new 'Who's viewed your profile' - watch m...
4. Blocking Stalkers!
01 Feb 2014
Contributed by Lukas
How to block stalkers from your LinkedIn profile, plus other topics.Mentioned in this episode:This show was created by the original host of the show, ...
3. Activity Feed RIP
21 Jan 2014
Contributed by Lukas
I'm really excited about 2014 and look forward to producing many more episodes, in this first one of the new year I cover the following topics.LinkedI...
2. Reviewing feedback
10 Dec 2013
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we cover the following;Review of feedback from the first episodeQuestionsShould I announce that I am looking for a job in my profile?S...