{"podcast":{"title":"Informed: the podcast for LinkedIn® users","slug":"informed-the-podcast-for-linkedin-users-738396","podcast_index_feed_id":738396,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/informed-john-espirian/","website_url":"https://linkedin.com/company/informed-podcast/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/55441fb8-744c-413c-a1ef-45478ee9084a/linkedinformed-cover6-2x.jpg","author":"John Espirian","episode_count":496,"summary":"\"Informed\" is for you if you'd like to understand more about how LinkedIn works so that you can be an effective user of the platform. It's hard to know whom to believe with so many self-appointed gurus out there telling you the latest hacks for going viral and earning 7-figure deals. And even LinkedIn's own publications often don't speak to the reality of using the platform. But for those who see past superficial promises and sanitised reports, this podcast provides evidence and thoughtful opinion. With a track record of more than 10 years of sensible, no-nonsense advice about honest best practice for LinkedIn, Informed is a trusted source of insight by many thousands of regular listeners. The show was created by Mark Williams, who's affectionately known as \"Mr LinkedIn\". Mark retired in late 2025 and handed over the reins of the show to John Espirian, the relentlessly helpful® LinkedIn nerd. John is a LinkedIn trainer and consultant, the founder of the Espresso+ community, the creator of the UpLift Live conference (the UK's original event dedicated to LinkedIn best practice), and the author of the personal branding handbook Content DNA. John's reputation is for getting to the poi…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T20:20:03.481263+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/informed-the-podcast-for-linkedin-users-738396"},"episode":{"title":"482. User interface glitches","slug":"482-user-interface-glitches","published_at":"2026-03-14T06:35:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/informed-the-podcast-for-linkedin-users-738396/482-user-interface-glitches","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/informed-the-podcast-for-linkedin-users-738396","url":"https://informed-john-espirian.captivate.fm/episode/482-user-interface-glitches","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/75bc7c2a-550e-4da3-8fff-b137083929ee.mp3","summary":"This week's show \"acknowledges\" the challenge LinkedIn seems to have in presenting a stable user interface to its users. Postbag Voice note from Kaye King about improving our feeds Voice note from Christian Harris on LinkedIn groups Voice note from Kate Nankivell about line spacing in the About statement ——— LinkedIn is showing a weird mix of languages on the user interface. Why? Throwback to 5 years ago when I posted a video of how to say hello and thank you in many different languages Deliberately using typos to make text look real? (Please never do this.) LinkedIn is the most cited domain for professional queries, according to research by Profound Solo and small business owners : join the Espresso+ community to improve your LinkedIn and online presence. Find out more at 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 – thanks!","meta_description":"This week's show \"acknowledges\" the challenge LinkedIn seems to have in presenting a stable user interface to its users. Postbag Voice note from Kaye King…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1028,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/informed-the-podcast-for-linkedin-users-738396/episodes/482-user-interface-glitches/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/informed-the-podcast-for-linkedin-users-738396/482-user-interface-glitches.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}