Last week our clients came to New York City to enjoy networking, education, and some entertainment. Here is a list of the Top 10 things learned at LinkShare Symposium East:

10. Travel, Events, Music, and Books are popular shopping categories for “value shoppers” (PSB Research)

9. Joan Rivers “only shops on the Internet”

8. The meaning of the word “metacognition” (thinking about thinking, thanks Jonah Lehrer)

7. While the rate of online shopping growth has slowed, usage of coupon and reward sites has increased (PSB Research)

6. A LEGO pirate can also make a great guard for a Golden Link Award.

5. The Performance Marketing Alliance is a vocal supporter and information resource for the affiliate marketing industry

4. Easy, Fast, and Open are three core tenants of the LinkShare product development strategy

3. The Standard Hotel has a great view of the brand new High Line Park

2. Hotel Gansevort Rooftop Bar & Lounge, which was the exclusive after party for LinkShare Symposium East 2009, has   one of the best views of downtown Manhattan you’ll find

1. LinkShare customers continue to innovate and drive value for consumers

You can read more at our LinkShare Symposium Event Highlights and see some Symposium East photos on Flickr.