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LinkShare Corporation
 NEWS FROM THE STANDARD
IMediation to Ax 50 Jobs
May 16 2001 12:12 PM PDT

 PROFILE
Turning clicks into commerce is how LinkShare is grabbing market share. The company operates The LinkShare Network, a performance-based online marketing system. Its clients -- including retailers L.L. Bean, OfficeMax, and Borders Group -- market their products through promotional links placed on affiliate Web sites, which are paid when visitors follow the links to make purchases. LinkShare charges its clients based on volume of traffic and purchases made. The company also licenses its software to third parties. Chairman and CEO Stephen Messer and his sister, Heidi (president), founded the company in 1996 and together own nearly 50%. Venture capital firm Internet Capital Group owns about 40%.

 COMPETITION
B2SB Technologies Corp. (dossier)
Be Free, Inc. (BFRE)
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)

 DEALS
Deal: Toysrus.com Partners With LinkShare
Date Announced: 10.28.99
Value of transaction (US $Mil): 0
Description: Online toy store selects marketing company to develop and manage its Internet affiliate marketing program.

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: June
1999 Sales (mil.): 0.70
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 1,419.1%
Employees: 139
Revenue per employee: $5,035.97

 KEY PEOPLE
• Stephen D. Messer
    CEO
• Bowers W. Espy
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
215 Park Ave. South, 8th Fl.
New York, NY 10003
US
Phone: 646-654-6000
Fax: 646-602-0160
Online: Web Site

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