A recent study released by OpSec Security, a global brand protection service provider, uncovers social networking sites as a new marketplace for uncontrolled sale, promotion and distribution of branded goods and their look-alike fakes.

Accolades Public Relations is participating today in the first ever Interactive Austin 2008 event, "Putting Social Commerce to Work," a regional forum to discover how to integrate social media, Web 2.0 tools and digital media into the corporate marketing plan to improve profitability.