The annual Orange County fair is coming soon and you don’t want to miss out on the fun, this years theme is – The Beat Goes On.  There will be rides, games, food, animals and something for everyone of all ages.

In addition to the fair the summer concert series will go on at the Pacific Amphitheatre with several big name acts that include  Styx and Sammy Hagar.  Go to the Pacific Amphitheatre web page to get the full concert schedule.

The fair will be open from July 16th to August 15th, closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.  For more information, pricing and schedule go to the Orange County Fair website.

The morning begins with a 5K/10K run – 3K walk and Health Fair.  The run starts at the Canyon High School track and turns onto Santa Ana Canyon Rd.  This year our entire family, relatives and several friends ran in the 5K/10K.  At the starting area there are several booths, live music, snacks and drinks.  After the run there is a pancake breakfast at the high school cafeteria.

Just after the run there is a dog show held at the high school outdoor stage.  There are several categories and prizes.

Later in the afternoon you can find food and fun at Peralta Park, one of the largest in Anaheim Hills, where there are food and game booths.  If you are still looking for something to do you can then watch the parade that is put on by the local community.  The parade has floats, bands, clubs and all kinds of things to see.

Of course no 4th of July would be complete without a Fireworks show. Anaheim Hills puts on a great fireworks display that takes place at Peralta Park.

I went to the #REBCOC at the Blue Beet in Orange County and the place was full. Looking at the session board that was full of great topics, I knew it would be a great day; Twitter, video, blogging, SEO, WordPress, Facebook, and just about anything you can think of around social media 2.0. Here is a recap and the major take-aways of the day.

The opening keynote was done by Jim Marks who did a fantastic job, even with a few broken ribs; something about a wench, some rope and a bunch of guys, but no, really it was from a sailing accident. If I had to break down what he said into one word it would be – CONVERSATION.

Went to a session on WordPress led by Eric Stegeman who went over the basics of WordPress.com versus WordPress.org. In a nut shell – .com is easy but less control and .org is hard but lots of control. The class was only an hour and he could have done a couple of hours on each. This blog is run on wordpress.org so I must have learned a few things.

The next session was on video and what is happening with it on the internet. Video is big! The two guys leading this were Morgan Brown and Derek Overbey. Video is a great way to create content and get it up quick. Your video does not have to be polished and perfect but it should communicate a point of view and provide value. I am going to get a FLIP camera for sure.

There was a break for lunch, had pizza and if you follow me on Twitter, you might already know this (a little twitter humor). Now to session three, this was on SEO and was kicked off by Jim Marks and a person from Zillow (I did not get his name – email me and I will edit). There are two ways to get SEO traffic, either on-site (content on your blog) or off-site (links). A lot of jargon was tossed at this session – longtail, shortail, llink-backs, permalinks, google-juice, i-frames, and this list goes on. I could use a lot more time in learning about SEO.

After this I had to leave the event although there were two more sessions to follow. I learned a lot and still could spend many more hours on almost every topic that was put up on the board at #REBOCOC. There was a lot of knowledge given out and it was given absolutely free. Nothing was sold, no tapes, no web-sites, no books, nothing. If you want to learn more about real estate and social media I would suggest you attend the next Real Estate Barcamp and be ready to get social.

What:
clothing-furniture-books-shoes-electronics
cd’s-tools-bike-computers
appliances-jewelry-car

When:
This Saturday and Sunday – November 29th & 30th, 2008
9am to 4 pm Saturday
9am-2pm Sunday

Where:
Canyon High School
220 South Imperial Highway, Anaheim
One Block south of Santa Ana Canyon Rd
For Special Pick-Ups Call
800-SA-TRUCK