This week, I sat down for a chat with the relentlessly helpful, and all-round top bloke John Espirian about the exciting news that there will be a conference for LinkedIn™️ enthusiasts in Birmingham, UK next year...How exciting!

More on that later but here's the other things I covered in this weeks podcast

• Are search filters going to become a premium feature? 👎

• An update of profile custom buttons 👍

• Do you hide your connections? 🤔

• Are LinkedIn Notifications The New Homepage Feed? 🤔

• LinkedIn™️ introductions make a return...ish! 👎

• About this profile becomes more prominent 👍

• Does AI generated content put you off the 'author'? 🤔

We've had creator mode for over 2 years now and for some, the decision on whether to enable it or not is still debatable...not for me, It's a no brainer!

That plus,

• Passkey access is coming to LinkedIn

• 10 free AI courses on LinkedIn Learning

• Generative AI comes to Sales Navigator

• Do Thought leader ads damage subsequent posts reach

• Verified profiles get a makeover

• Post of the week

The news broke last week that LinkedIn have decided to dump hashtags.

In this episode I explore what I think is really going on and why I think this isn't quite the bad move others seem to think it is.

That plus;

• Update on search alerts

• New cybersecurity woes

• Search filters for dating?!

• New link for 'build a resume'

• Profile website links update

• Profile verification waitlist

• Post of the week

This week I've been hit with some sort of lurgy that has stolen my voice!

So instead of not publishing this week, I thought you might like to listen to a livestream I did with Lynnaire Johnston this week.