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Mark Alves

@markalves.com
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Tab hoarder. Wrangler of GA4, dashboards, and SEO for nonprofits. Happily married with 3 sons. Overgrazer of ice cream, podcasts, and the Steelers.

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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 25/09/2026
Is this the support ticket’s way of ignoring requests either way? No, it's still not resolved. Yes, it’s still not resolved.
Interface says Issue still not resolved with a slider next to it defaulting to the answer No
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 02/08/2026
I’m just the messenger
It’s candy corn season says the grocery store display
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 27/07/2026
static.klipy.com
Animated Nokia Phone: Battle for Niche Internet Fame
Alt: Animated Nokia Phone: texting with difficulty
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 27/07/2026
(not the point but SimilarWeb needs to connect their handle and domain here)
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 04/07/2026
“Kindness and truth shall meet; justice and peace shall kiss.” — Psalm 85:11 Values to ponder this Independence Day.
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 03/07/2026
Celebrating my birthday with a time capsule playlist of July 3 hits through the years open.spotify.com/playlist/3Ak...
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July 3rd Hits 1968 Onward
Playlist · Mark Alves · 59 items
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 03/07/2026
Happy 7️⃣0️⃣3️⃣ Day, Northern Virginia!
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 22/06/2026
I attended and enjoyed your presentation. Gave me some good ideas on base prompts.
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 15/06/2026
Confirmed on my end in Overcast and Apple. I’ve skipped around listening but there are a few of those early ones I missed that I can go back to now.
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 13/06/2026
The storm passed through…
Rainbow in the neighborhood
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 09/06/2026
With the new episode added, now the list ends at episode 9 instead of 8. That supports the 75-episode limit cap theory. And Tom‘s got Just A Job To Do.
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 09/06/2026
Google One is cutting benefits again. Gemini limits and no more AI credits. But at least it’s getting a new name: Google AI Plus. (Yes, Google…Plus!) I remember when they used to throw in freebies, like a VPN.
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 09/06/2026
Ah, Tony Awards last night, Tiny Awards announcement today.
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 04/06/2026
I have a birthday time capsule playlist with one song that was on the charts during my birthday for each year.
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 04/06/2026
There must be some misunderstanding Anyway, I checked the rss feed link on the site and it only goes as far back as # 8 Invisible Touch. Maybe there is a 75-episode cap setting that needs to be adjusted?
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 04/06/2026
Same with Overcast — goes back to # 8 but no earlier. Sounds like a feed issue?
Overcast list of episodes going back to number 8
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 04/06/2026
Never taking it down because he never plans on leaving
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 28/05/2026
Foggy morning in Georgetown this morning on the way to work. No, that isn’t me rowing.
Washington Harbor with the Kennedy Center floating on fog
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 20/05/2026
You’re absolutely right. Those quotes are made up. Would you like me to make up some more?
NY Times: Book on Truth in the Age of
A.I. Contains Quotes Made Up by A.I.
Steven Rosenbaum, author of "The Future of Truth," said he had started his own investigation atter The New York Times asked about the fake quotes.
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 04/05/2026
Busting out the Star Tours tee for Star Wars Day #Maythe4th
Me in my Star Tours tee from an old ride at Disney World
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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 22/04/2026
I had a bit of motivation to refactor away from paid services and I'm slowly bringing the different parts of TAPEFEAR.com back online after a hiatus due to funds. It's now crawling and updating again *fingers crossed* but still needs an overhaul of many of the other backend systems.
tapefear.com
TAPEFEAR
Rediscovering music discovery.
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 17/04/2026
Good arguments for bringing the blog home. We’re seeing a lot of interest in Substack for its exposure but it feels like Medium all over again.
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 17/04/2026
Beautiful night in DC. Enjoyed The Two Georges exhibit at the Library of Congress. King George and Washington lived parallel lives in many ways.
Us Capitol dome at sunset
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 11/04/2026
Here we go again. Looker Studio is reverting to its original name, Data Studio. Can Google Webmaster Tools make another run? cloud.google.com/blog/product...
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Looker Studio is Data Studio | Google Cloud Blog
Data Studio, formerly Looker Studio, is playing a significant role serving Google Data Cloud content, on top of its data visualization capabilities.
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 25/02/2026
Well positioned with market share of devices and browsers.
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 25/02/2026
Google patent for an AI search based on what you're doing and assumed intent without you even searching. Instead of User intent → type query → receive result New: Device observes behavior → system infers intent → generates query → retrieves results → pushes AI summary. dejan.ai/blog/implici...
dejan.ai
Implicit Queries in AI Search
Back in 2015 I wrote about Google’s reliance of user behaviours signals for ranking purposes. In that article I already covered their use of implicit signals, but now there’s an update! While investig...
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 19/02/2026
It’s Ash Wednesday so I’ve got my #ashtag to kick off Lent
Selfie outside church with my ashes
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 11/02/2026
Some AI performance data is now in Bing Webmaster Tools -- pages cited and some kind of partial grounded query (root topic?) A good start from Bing. Not expecting Google to follow but would be thrilled to be mistaken. www.seroundtable.com/bing-webmast...
seroundtable.com
Bing Webmaster Tools AI Performance Reports Go Live
A couple of weeks ago I reported Bing was beta testing a new AI performance report within Bing Webmaster Tools. These reports are now available as a public preview for all to see. Plus, Bing Webmast...
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 27/01/2026
But is it sustainable?! 🤪
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 06/01/2026
Sounds like Ginny Redish’s Writing for the Web approach, which helps the humans as well!
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Coywolf @coywolf.social · 06/01/2026
All major browsers now support the hidden=until-found attribute on the Details disclosure element, allowing visitors to search and auto-expand hidden text on pages without JavaScript. coywolf.com/news/seo/det... #WebDev #HTML
coywolf.com
Details disclosure element can now auto-expand using the browser's find on page feature
All major browsers now support the hidden=until-found attribute on the Details disclosure element, allowing visitors to search and auto-expand hidden text on pages without JavaScript.
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 01/01/2026
Happy new year! Hope it’s a great 2026!
Me, my wife and son
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 27/12/2025
Redirects for me but wow how the once-mighty have fallen.
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 18/12/2025
Handy bookmarklet for pulling query fanouts and sources from ChatGPT via AI Notebook newsletter www.jcchouinard.com/chatgpt-quer...
jcchouinard.com
ChatGPT Query Fanout Analyzer (Bookmarklet) - JC Chouinard
This Bookmarklet will help you parse the conversations data from your ChatGPT prompts including the fan-out queries, which URLs rank and what entities are Learn Non classé by JC Chouinard
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 11/12/2025
A Virginia company is trying to grab the Twitter trademark on abandonment grounds. Are you reserving your handle just in case? www.twitter.new
twitter.new
Twitter.new: The New Twitter Social Media Platform
Twitter.new: The public square returns + AI verification to evolve the social media experience you can trust #BackWithYourEx
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 03/12/2025
Top 50 podcasts cont. The Tucker Carlson Show NYT The Daily Huberman Lab Good Hang With Amy Poehler The Diary of a CEO With Steven Bartlett Up First from NPR NPR News Now Wall Street Journal’s The Journal Rotten Mango Candace Modern Wisdom Bad Friends New Heights With Jason & Travis Kelce
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 03/12/2025
Most listened podcasts of 2025 are mostly comedy, commentary, and crime. 6 of the top 10 have video and 24 of the top 50. The Joe Rogan Experience This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von The Mel Robbins Podcast Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy Crime Junkie The Shawn Ryan Show variety.com/2025/digital...
variety.com
Spotify Unveils Top 50 Podcasts of 2025, Led by Joe Rogan, Theo Von, Mel Robbins
Spotify, as part of Spotify Wrapped, released the top 50 podcasts of 2025 -- with Joe Rogan coming in at No. 1 for the fifth straight year.
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 20/11/2025
The Rich Snippets newsletter always teaches me something new. Great info on Web Guides and Gemini 3. trafficthinktank.com/rich-snippets/
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Staying informed just got easier.
Get bitesize commentary on the most important developments and happenings within the world of SEO delivered directly to your inbox every Thursday.
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 18/10/2025
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 18/10/2025
Couldn’t resist posting this one
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 01/10/2025
"Free" AI
WSJ headline: Meta Will Begin Using AI Chatbot Conversations to Target Ads
While users won’t be able to opt out from the new policy, the content of some conversations will be automatically excluded
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 26/09/2025
Wow!
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 26/09/2025
Pumpkin spice or nah?
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 26/09/2025
Haven’t seen that combo on a menu but heirloom plate + shared food from a neighbor = good moment
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 26/09/2025
Can this be handled through the .htcatcess file?
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 26/09/2025
Google Classic™️
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 23/09/2025
Yay! Bluesky has bookmarks now! Whether I’ll revisit them is another matter, but I like the feeling of aspiring to do so.
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 22/09/2025
OpenAI offering keyword suggestions like an SEO tool, including the expired dates that appear in both
I started typing Here is a list of and OpenAI suggested books you should read in 2024
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 18/09/2025
I’m sorry. Also, I own that book. 🧌
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Mark Alves @markalves.com · 11/09/2025
Sometimes the Gospel reading for the day throws down a challenge.
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