Tech with Ty

🤖[T]echnology: Inspections, Reports, and AI - Oh My!
🎓 [E]ducation/Entertainment: Books
💪[C]oaching: Lucky to Be in the Room
📹 [H]ow To: Access Your Instagram Business Card

[T]echnology: 

I tried out Claude AI’s new “computer use” where it takes over your computer and can do everything for you.

The immediate impression was “Oh My…” but that faded quickly when I burned through my credits in less than 5 minutes even with a heft allowance, and still didn’t complete the task I assigned. 🙄

Then I stumbled upon this video:

I know it’s not all-encompassing, but think of the use for home inspectors, contractors, reports, and even listing descriptions (I’ve already covered generating these from photos).

In the next 12 months, AI will change our lives and if you’re not embracing it, you will be replaced by someone who does. 🚨

[E]ducation:

I don’t even remember where I downloaded this photo from, but as an advocate to “never stop learning,” I thought the education section this week would benefit from some book recommendations.

Let’s be clear, I don’t read…I listen to these on Audible, but that’s how I best digest content…watching or listening. 👁️👂

Needless to say, these are on my list to finish in the next year.

What are your favorite business related books?

[C]oaching:

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. If you’re the smartest person in the room, maybe it’s time to find another room.

This past Monday, I had the chance to join Tad Fulford, Nimesh Patel, and Charlie Foxworth for an incredible Rise Up in Real Estate.

I can assure you, there are more than just a few nuggets to take away from this Town Hall.

I was just lucky to be in the room. 🍀

[H]ow To: With Abby

Instagram recently unveiled a new feature that makes sharing your profile much easier. Instead of telling someone your @handle, you simply navigate to your page and click “Share Profile.” A QR code and a “digital business card” will pop up, which you can share in person or download to post or attach to any printed materials. 📖

On the topic of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, head of Instagram, recently confirmed that the platform saves high video quality only for popular videos. What does this mean? 🤔 If you’re wondering why your video quality significantly drops after uploading, this is the reason. If a video isn’t getting views after a certain amount of time, Instagram will downgrade it to a lower quality. However, if the video starts gaining views again, Instagram will restore it to a higher quality. Which if I’m being honest is VERY SILLY. 🙄 I know they only have certain bandwidth, but of course my video won’t be performing well if you downgrade the quality.

Adam also mentioned that including your own logo in a video is acceptable and won’t reduce your video’s visibility. HOWEVER, this does not apply to logos from competitors, such as TikTok.

If you didn’t already know here’s something to keep in mind: If you create a video on TikTok and repurpose it with your TikTok handle or the TikTok outro when uploading to Instagram, the platform will ensure that your video underperforms. Why? It’s simple-TikTok is Instagram’s biggest competitor, and they want to avoid any form of advertising for it. ❌

How do you work around it? Always save your video BEFORE posting to TikTok. This will save the video without the TikTok handle. If you post and save after there really isn’t much you can do to get rid of it. ALWAYS SAVE BEFORE POSTING!

-Ty Morton + Abby G