LinkShare announced the addition of 52 new advertisers to the network for the first quarter of 2008.

The growth outpaces LinkShare’s fourth quarter performance in 2007, where they had 30 new customers.

“Our new customers join a global network of advertisers and publishers that rely on LinkShare to simplify online marketing to reach millions of consumers every day,” said Arun Bordoloi, Senior Vice President, LinkShare Corporation.

“We are becoming the network of choice for search, lead generation and affiliate marketing among both the Internet Retailer 500 and small to mid-sized businesses, demonstrating that our pay per action model is a key differentiator at every level.”

New LinkShare advertisers include infoUSA, NetQuote, Apartments.com, Relocation.com, and Insurance.com.