The Link

November 2008

Welcome to the November issue of the Link! We are deep into the Holiday Season and excitement abounds. We hope you will take a few minutes from your busy schedule to read up on informative and interesting articles including: insight into Keeping Links Current and Intuitive for Consumers, updates on LinkShare Symposium West 2009 and a few exciting announcements in the Product Update section. Our Tip of the Month will focus on best practices and implementation guidelines for Flex Links. LinkShare UK is thrilled to have the annual Christmas Competition for publishers to drive our advertisers’ revenues and make the most of the Christmas Shopping season! Finally, don't forget to check out our Publisher Spotlight and New and Notable Publishers to find out about exciting publishers in the LinkShare Network!

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PRODUCT UPDATE
Announcing the LinkShare Blog
We are pleased to announce that we’ve launched the official LinkShare Blog! Here are a few ways you can join us… Read more

BEST PRACTICES
Keeping Links Current and Intuitive for Consumers
Step 1: Include start and end dates for promotions in the banners and copy of text links. Often, expired links will still be posted on various publisher sites. By including … Read more

Updates on LinkShare Symposium West 2009
LinkShare’s much anticipated Sixth Annual Summit has a new name and grand location. This year the event has been renamed LinkShare Symposium West and will take place on January 21-22, 2009 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. … Find out more

TIP OF THE MONTH

Flex Links – Best Practices and Implementation Guidelines
Leading Advertisers are always on the lookout for new ways to stand out among the crowd with creative content that captures… Find out more

PUBLISHER SPOTLIGHTS | NOVEMBER 2008

Cashbaq
With the release of the newest version of Cashbaq, Cashbaq.com is looking to guide shoppers to your store through products and brands… Read more

Affinity Solutions
Affinity Solutions produces custom versions of Family Network for various other companies…Read more

NEW AND NOTABLE PUBLISHERS | NOVEMBER 2008

PUBLISHER	CONTACT	DESCRIPTION
Veedow www.veedow.com	Matteo Canzi Blanc matteo@veedow.com	Veedow is a virtual, multi-genre and multi-brand shop window.…More
SilverVixens www.silvervixens.com	Bonnie Price bonnie@silvervixens.com	Membership social network for upscale women over 55.…More

ADVERTISER RESOURCES
Interface Training
LinkShare holds Interface Training every Wed from 3:00 - 4:30p.m. ET.

Green Merchant Category
LinkShare is planning to re-launch the Green Merchant Program in January 2009 which is a list of eco-friendly advertisers that put efforts to help save the environment by promoting green products in their ad creative. We want to ask you to supply links and creative banners in the interface if you would like to participate and be highlighted. If you have any questions, please contact your account manager.

Deal Dispatcher
The January Deal Dispatcher promotions are due December 15.

INDUSTRY EVENTS
LinkShare Symposium West 2009
When: January 21 - 22, 2009
Where: San Francisco, CA
Website: www.linkshare.com/events/
symposium_west_2009

etail
When: February 24 -26, 2009
Where:Phoenix, AZ
Website: www.wbresearch.com/etailusawest/

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UK CORNER

Cross-Atlantic Cultural Differences
Q4 highlights the many cultural differences between the US and the UK, two countries that are perceived to be fairly similar… Find out more