LinkShare Celebrates Fifth Annual Golden Link Awards Finalists

Comedian Susie Essman to Host The Web's Most Glamorous Awards Ceremony

NEW YORK, June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- LinkShare, a leading pay-per-action
marketing network, congratulates the finalists for the 2008 Golden Link
Awards, an invitation-only ceremony to be hosted in New York City on June 23,
2008.
Traditionally the prelude to LinkShare's annual Symposium, a daylong
industry event covering developments in performance-based marketing, the
Golden Link Awards celebrates the best of breed in both publishers and
advertisers doing business on the Web. This black-tie awards ceremony is
attended by hundreds of leaders from the world of e-commerce.
"LinkShare believes that e-commerce companies that rise above their peers
with innovative and creative marketing programs should be recognized," said
Mark Kirschner, Chief Marketing Officer of LinkShare. "That is why we created
the Golden Link Awards and celebrate the best the Web has to offer."
The 2008 Golden Link Awards will be hosted by comedic talent Susie Essman,
an accomplished comedian and actress best known for her role on "Curb Your
Enthusiasm" who has numerous credits from appearances on HBO and Comedy
Central.
The Golden Link Awards honor three finalists each in fourteen categories,
including: Best New Advertiser/Publisher, Innovative Advertiser/Publisher of
the Year, Advertiser/Publisher's Choice, International Advertiser of the Year,
Best Performance-Based Search Strategy, Best Integrated Lead Generation
Campaign, Most Valuable Publisher for Lead Generation, Best Integrated
Multi-Channel Marketing, Best Overall Online Distribution Strategy, Technology
Genius Award, and Performance Marketing's Most Vocal Advocate.
Winners are selected by a panel of industry experts. Visit
http://www.linkshare.com for a full list of award finalists.
LinkShare wishes to thank its LinkShare Symposium 2008 sponsors, including
Platinum Sponsor Chase, Gold Sponsor American Express, Silver Sponsor
Fleurop.com, and Partner Sponsors Davis & Gilbert, LLP, Informatica, and
LinkShare Japan.
About LinkShare
LinkShare Corporation provides ecommerce businesses with a wide range of
online marketing services including Search Marketing (SEM), Lead Generation
and Affiliate Marketing. Advertisers can increase their online sales by
leveraging LinkShare's massive performance marketing network along with expert
consultative services and patented technology. Superior service combined with
technology innovation allows advertisers and publishers to acquire and retain
new customers, increase revenue and drive results.
LinkShare clients include Fortune 500 and other prominent and emerging
companies doing business online, including J.C. Penney, 1-800-Flowers.com,
American Express, and Avon Products. LinkShare was founded in 1996 and is
headquartered in New York City, with offices in San Francisco, Chicago, London
and Tokyo. LinkShare is a division of Rakuten, Inc.
About Rakuten, Inc.
Headquartered in Tokyo, Rakuten is one of the world's largest and most
comprehensive Internet service companies, providing leading services in e-
commerce, portal & media, travel, financial services, and professional sports.
Rakuten focuses on new business development and increasing its scope in order
to improve and diversify service offerings. Rakuten, Inc. is a publicly traded
company in Japan (JASDAQ: 4755).
SOURCE LinkShare Corporation

US Media, Mark Kirschner, LinkShare, +1-646-943-8359,
mkirschner@linkshare.com; Dan Dent, Blanc & Otus, +1-617-451-7351,
ddent@blancandotus.com