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Google earlier this year filed a patent called Network Node Ad Targeting. Basically, it’s about finding the influencer in a social network & advertising with them, via (I assume) AdSense (… I’ll leave a Pistachio vs Google comment for another time!).

In February Google released their Social Graph API, and according to ReadWriteWeb the information they’re gathering is starting to surface. It’s extremely valuable information, just think of it in a context away from advertising, i.e. people search.

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Over at Pistachio HQ we’re a big fan of Amazon Web Services, and we’ve been using SimpleDB since day 1. However, for one reason or another we’ve needed to export our data and it turns out there’s no tools that do that… until now!

It does exactly what we want it to.. get our data. If you need to export your data, check it out. It’s open source and hosted over on Google code: 

http://code.google.com/p/pistachiomedia-simpledb-export/

When you get your data, why not say thank you to Gary on Twitter, he developed it

Last night I spoke at the £5 App event about Pistach.io. Ribot sponsored the event by providing beer with smart design process packaging & also Qiking the event. Here’s my slides via my Slideshare.

Over on Spread Firefox they’re trying to set a Guiness World Record for most software downloads in 24 hours. Over on Pistach.io we thought we’d support their efforts by giving a pro bono advert to their cause.

Join in, get Firefox now!

We don’t plan on this being a one-off, feel free to suggest other open source and/or charitable organization for us to consider.

You are an influencer.

When you blog, people listen. When you don’t like a product, share prices drop. You might speak at conferences and write books. You reach people. You are your own brand.

You have spent years building your reputation but reputation alone does not pay the rent. Now, you are looking for a way to monetize your blog or web site that enhances rather than tarnishes that reputation.

The last thing you want to do is fill your site with ads that annoy your loyal visitors and cheapen your image. And who has time to spend finding advertisers and negotiating rates?

You need a solution that just runs itself so you can concentrate on what you do best: writing, speaking, creating…

Welcome to Pistach.io: an exclusive ad network for people just like you.

Pistach.io has topical packs of web sites and blogs belonging to the top influencers in our industry so you will be in very good company. Each pack accepts a limited number of highly vetted advertisers and each site displays just one ad, by itself. The ads themselves are elegant and understated.

Pistach.io ads don’t shout their message; they whisper it.

Pistach.io is about to enter Beta with the Flash Pack, a group of top influencers from the Flash Platform.

To be alerted when Pistach.io launches, sign up at http://pistach.io.

If you feel that you belong in the Flash Pack, are interested in advertising on the Flash Pack, or have an idea for a new pack, email aral@pistach.io.