What do Sharknados, the Royal Baby, Six Flags, Kanye West and National Ice Cream Day all have in common right now? They are all trending in the news, which means you only have a small window of time to do your newsjacking. Your mission if you choose to accept it is to learn what newsjacking is in the five minutes or less it takes you to read today’s internet marketing tips and then become a newsjacker yourself.

Last week, the head of Google’s web spam team, Matt Cutts, announced that the Panda algorithm is updated approximately every month, but it’s done slowly throughout the month, like a Google Dance. What the heck does this mean to you? Today’s internet marketing tips post explains.

If someone asked you to spell supercalifragilisticexpialidocious could you? I couldn’t. I had to look it up for this blog. But that’s okay for hard words that you rarely use. What about the everyday kind of words that we should know how to use and spell from learning them in our elementary school classes? 

There is a new movie coming out this month called After Earth starring Will Smith and his son Jaden. If you are a fan of post-apocalyptic movies it will likely be a hit in your house. It’s right up my family’s alley but I am impacted by the trailer on this one. Hollywood spews out a lot of nonsense along the way, but every once in a while they happen upon something so deep and profound I have to stand back in wonder and awe.

I try and let our clients and readers know when something important and relevant to Internet Marketing is happening and today is one of those days. Yahoo bought Tumblr, a major online blogging software company, for $1.1 BILLION.  Once again an internet company has sold for a lot of money and some say it might be too much.  You think?  The reason this is significant is because it's a blogging company and Yahoo is investing heavily because they believe it will be good for their business.  The fact is that blogging is becoming more and more popular and as an industry is maturing quickly.  So, Why Blog? You should blog in your business because it works and the Yahoo acquisition is evidence of the value of blogging.

Just over a year ago the world was introduced to Google Glass, an augmented reality pair of glasses that seemed to be something only possible in science fiction. I remember watching the following video and getting a funny feeling deep down inside. I probably brushed it off as bad Chinese food at the time, but now I know that it was the strange feeling of what was once only possibility becoming reality.

You heard right, there are rumors that Facebook will be launching video ads in your news feed.

Facebook’s $20 Million Dollar Ad Oops!

Facebook has dabbled in sponsored content that gets sprinkled throughout users’ news feeds for some time. The first iteration, sponsored stories, gained attention from both creators and viewers of the ads. Don’t remember giving permission for these sponsored stories? That’s probably because you didn’t, and that's why Facebook was slapped with a lawsuit that cost Facebook $20 million.

Are you wondering why your competitors are showing up with reviews, images, maps, and full descriptions in Google, but you're not? This is part of the new Google Plus for business. Google Plus for business now has the ability to link to your Google Local business page. This creates advanced search results for your business. Stay ahead of the curb and merge your accounts today!

Facebook has just announced a new application it calls “Facebook Home.”

Mark Zuckerberg announced the product on April 4^th at an event, and said their new product will improve the mobile experience for mobile users.

I wanted to pass this video along. I got a big laugh out of it because my family watches NCIS LA on TV. This type of media is also good for having fun and getting people to like your Company. Remember, if you really want to rock your marketing then you need to do stuff that will make people like you. People buy from people and companies they like.