The Postbag includes voice notes from Mark Lee, Ashley Leeds, and Lynnaire Johnston.

Suggested LinkedIn fixes:

• Exact date and time on posts & comments
• Batch delete notifications
• Pinned comments
• Combine split DM threads from the same person
• Rich text support in posts
• Reorderable sections in LinkedIn profiles
• Update image option when editing posts and comments
• Folders and tags in direct messages
• Block option for company pages
• Muted words & phrases option
• Away message option for non-connections
• Export option for newsletter subscribers
• Block voice notes option in direct messages
• Videos and audio in comments
• Voice note transcriptions in DMs
• Send DM voice notes on desktop
• Reintroduce audio events
• Folders and tags for saved posts

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Postbag questions and contributions from Hanne Møller, Mary Wu, Gillian Whitney, Mic Adam, and Mari-Liis Garcia.

Private connection notes are here for Premium members.

How many active users are there on LinkedIn?

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A look at some of the basics of your LinkedIn profile's top card.

Plus, voice note contributions from Lynnaire Johnston and Mark Lee.

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A special version of the Informed podcast as it reaches its 500th episode, with voice note contributions from several listeners.

Plus, a reminder to join us in Bristol for UpLift Live Nano on 17 September 2026. Your chance to ask your LinkedIn questions in person and even have your profile reviewed – and we even throw in a delicious buffet lunch at our fab venue on the Bristol waterfront.

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Brenda Meller voice note about the new "Seems like AI slop" feature

Is Social Selling Index (SSI) going away for free users?

My first collaborative post, with Lynnaire Johnston

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New book: Mic Drop: The Human Side of LinkedIn, by Mic Adam

"Eyes hurt" is trending on Google …

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Postbag

Mark Lee and Jeremy Freeman sent voice notes about where to get official LinkedIn info and change logs.

"Seems like AI slop" is a new feature on LinkedIn posts viewed in the main feed.

Update on collaborative posts

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Voice note from Gillian Whitney on out-of-network content viewers

Voice note from Mary Wu on profile URLs, plus some feedback on limiting posts

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Collaborative posts

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Postbag

Nigel Cliffe voice note on limiting your post visibility

Ashley Leeds voice note on automation tools

Lionel Guerraz on connecting with your company's CEO

Caryn Yuen on link display in comments

To see what proportion of your network is seeing your posts, go to the Content performance panel in your profile analytics. I've reached about a quarter of a million people in the past year, but only 38% of them are 1st connections or followers.

WhatsApp usernames are now available to reserve

Open the app, go to Settings | Account | Username to reserve yours.

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