Hi everyone, I’ve been recovering from carpal tunnel surgery the last few weeks and am just getting my typing fingers back in order. I’ll be posting some short items in the mean time, but I really appreciate all you readers, visitors and subscribers.

I’ll be back in full in a few weeks.

You can get more info from alvear.com

Thanks!

I was pleasantly surprised to find that DVR Bulletin was listed as one of the top 100 Analyst Blogs by Technobabble 2.0. The blogger, Jonny Brentwood, is a consultant to Edelman, a PR firm.

Brentwood calculated the number of RSS subscribers, Google PageRank, Technorati scores and Digg points for each blog and came up with a weighted score for each blog.

Ok, I’m actually number 98, but I still thought it was cool just to be on the list. I’m even considering making my own T-Shirt via CafePress.com saying “I’m Number 98!”.

One commenter pointed out that some of the top bloggers on the list may not the “quality bloggers in their area” while others get “traction just for who they work for.” Which I completely agree with. Just working at a top analyst firm, like Jupiter, Gartner or Forrester can put you in the top 20.

Perhaps another idea is to have a poll or maybe some other way to figure out which analyst blogs are more influential or have better content.

Looking over the number 1 blog, Groundswell from Forrester, I found some of the postings were merely promotional about Forrester events or webcasts and not chock full of info or analysis like I would expect.

As an independent analyst, this is pretty much my own work and my own business. And since this blog is focused on a very specific topic–digital video recorders (DVRs) and other time-shifting or place-shifting technologies–I don’t expect this to be a huge hit.

Some of my blogging authority is diluted because I actually write another blog, Digital Media Bulletin, which focuses on Internet video and research and analysis of new media topics. I’m not sure, but if DMB was also included in the Technobabble 2.0 Top 100 Analyst Blogs, I hope I could have ranked higher.

Also, most in-house analysts have a duty to promote their own research reports (or webcasts) rather than blogging about their competitors. As an independent analyst, I don’t have to worry about making my bosses angry by writing about research from a competitor.

The Top 100 list is good, however, since I can now browse the list and subscribe to some new blogs I may not have heard about. I think Brentwood at Technobabble 2.0 did some very nice work in compiling this and applaud his efforts.

Full Disclosure: I work as an analyst for Multimedia Research Group as an IPTV analyst and editor of the IPTV Bulletin. But as a contractor, I also do work with other research companies.

On Tuesday, I’ll be at the Spring Video On The Net 2007 conference in San Jose. Fortunately, I live in the Bay Area, so it’s easy to attend these local shows. Unfortunately, I will only attend Tuesday so I won’t be able to spend much time at many sessions.

But I do plan on going to a few and will do a write up and will post some pictures of the exhibits.

If you’re at the show just email me (jose at alvear dot com) and perhaps we can meet up. I’ll be checking my email at the show. See you later!

Hi everyone and welcome to DVR Bulletin.

I’m Jose Alvear and you may already know that I’ve been writing a blog at AllPVR.com, but I have since parted ways with the company and have started my own independent blog about DVRs. It’s DVRBulletin.com!

This blog is part of a growing network of blogs that I’ve started. The other, Digital Media Bulletin, has been around for a few months already. Look for new blogs coming soon.

The best way to keep track of DVR Bulletin is to subscribe. Thanks for visiting!

As always, if you have any news, tips or tidbits about digital video recorders, please send me an email or comment on my stories.

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Welcome everyone!

This is the new website from Jose Alvear that will focus on digital media news, analysis, trends, opinion and information. I’ll cover things like streaming media, online music, Internet movies, and other consumer electronics, such as portable media players. It’s an industry that spans many different media and delivery methods.

Hope you enjoy the Digital Media Bulletin!