Happy New Year! I hope you all had a great break over the Christmas holiday. I had an ‘enjoyable at times and stressful at times’ break and as I  decided to completely switch off from all work matters, it has been a busy last 2 weeks catching up on everything. The main subject this week is empathy. If you are a long time listener then you may recall that I covered this previously in <a href="http://linkedinformed.com/episode122/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">episode 122</a>. I’m aware that many of you have only started listening to the show more recently and many don’t listen to every episode so I decided to cover it again…mainly because it is such an important subject! More of that later….. Interesting Stuff I Saw This Week <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/lessons-from-my-linkedin-experiment-2018-mark-lee/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lessons from my Linkedin experiment 2018</a></li> <li><a href= "https://ruby.fm/state-of-play/the-contrepreneur-w-mike-winnet" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Contrepreneur interview with Mike Winnet</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/meghara/china-linkedin-zhou-fengsuo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LinkedIn Censored A Pro-Democracy Activist’s Profile In China</a></li> <li><a href= "https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/09/linkedin-real-name-phone-number-verification-china/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LinkedIn now requires phone number verification for all users in China</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2019/01/08/facebook-investigates-deceptive-election-operation-backed-left/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook investigates ‘deceptive’ election operation backed by Reid Hoffman</a></li> </ul> For more, go to http://linkedinformed.com/episode235Mentioned in this episode:This show was created by the original host of the show, Mark Williams.

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a great break over the Christmas holiday. I had an ‘enjoyable at times and stressful at times’ break and as I decided to completely switch off from all work matters, it has been a busy last 2 weeks catching up on everything. The main subject this week is empathy. If you are a long time listener then you may recall that I covered this previously in episode 122. I’m aware that many of you have only started listening to the show more recently and many don’t listen to every episode so I decided to cover it again…mainly because it is such an important subject! More of that later….. Interesting Stuff I Saw This Week Lessons from my Linkedin experiment 2018 The Contrepreneur interview with Mike Winnet LinkedIn Censored A Pro-Democracy Activist’s Profile In China LinkedIn now requires phone number verification for all users in China Facebook investigates ‘deceptive’ election operation backed by Reid Hoffman For more, go to http://linkedinformed.com/episode235 Mentioned in this episode: This show was created by the original host of the show, Mark Williams.

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a great break over the Christmas holiday. I had an ‘enjoyable at times and stressful at times’ break and as I&nbsp; decided to completely switch off from all work matters, it has been a busy last 2 weeks catching up on everything. The main subject this week is empathy. If you are a long time listener then you may recall that I covered this previously in&nbsp;<a href="http://linkedinformed.com/episode122/" rel="noopener noreferrer">episode 122</a>. I’m aware that many of you have only started listening&nbsp;to the show more recently and many don’t listen to every episode so I decided to cover it again…mainly because it is such an important subject! More of that later….. Interesting Stuff I Saw This Week <ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/lessons-from-my-linkedin-experiment-2018-mark-lee/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lessons from my Linkedin experiment 2018</a></li> <li><a href="https://ruby.fm/state-of-play/the-contrepreneur-w-mike-winnet" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Contrepreneur&nbsp;interview with Mike Winnet</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/meghara/china-linkedin-zhou-fengsuo" rel="noopener noreferrer">LinkedIn Censored A Pro-Democracy Activist’s Profile In China</a></li> <li><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/09/linkedin-real-name-phone-number-verification-china/" rel="noopener noreferrer">LinkedIn now requires phone number verification for all users in China</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2019/01/08/facebook-investigates-deceptive-election-operation-backed-left/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook investigates ‘deceptive’ election operation backed by Reid Hoffman</a></li> </ul> For more, go to&nbsp;http://linkedinformed.com/episode235Mentioned in this episode:This show was created by the original host of the show, Mark Williams.

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"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 point and for not being a salesy douche canoe, so you can expect short, sharp episodes with zero ads or sponsored slots. This also is NOT an interview show, so if you've read this far then please don't pitch yourself for a guest appearance. However, you're welcome to get in touch if you have a LinkedIn question you'd like John to cover on the show. (To do that, search for the "Informed podcast" company page on LinkedIn and send a message.)
 
This podcast is not affiliated with, endorsed by or approved by the LinkedIn® corporation. John Espirian is an independent trainer and does not work for LinkedIn® – while it would be great to have LinkedIn's endorsement, the show's independence from the corporation means you, the listener, are never fed an airbrushed political spiel.

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"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 point and for not being a salesy douche canoe, so you can expect short, sharp episodes with zero ads or sponsored slots. This also is NOT an interview show, so if you've read this far then please don't pitch yourself for a guest appearance. However, you're welcome to get in touch if you have a LinkedIn question you'd like John to cover on the show. (To do that, search for the "Informed podcast" company page on LinkedIn and send a message.) This podcast is not affiliated with, endorsed by or approved by the LinkedIn® corporation. John Espirian is an independent trainer and does not work for LinkedIn® – while it would be great to have LinkedIn's endorsement, the show's independence from the corporation means you, the listener, are never fed an airbrushed political spiel.

"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&nbsp;DNA.

John's reputation is for getting to the point and for not being a salesy douche canoe, so you can expect short, sharp episodes with zero ads or sponsored slots. This also is NOT an interview show, so if you've read this far then please don't pitch yourself for a guest appearance. However, you're welcome to get in touch if you have a LinkedIn question you'd like John to cover on the show. (To do that, search for the "Informed podcast" company page on LinkedIn and send a message.)
 
This podcast is not affiliated with, endorsed by or approved by the LinkedIn® corporation. John Espirian is an independent trainer and does not work for LinkedIn® – while it would be great to have LinkedIn's endorsement, the show's independence from the corporation means you, the listener, are never fed an airbrushed political spiel.

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