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[matusiak <dave AT matusiak.org>]

Wiping out "search engine spam," that is.  (At least according to  
GoDaddy's marketing-speak).

  https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/jump_pages/google_spam.asp? 
isc=gdbb49&se=%2B&ci=3294

(in case link dies):

Google recently filed United States Patent Application 20050071741.  
As part of that patent application, Google made apparent its efforts  
to wipe out search engine spam, stating:
'Valuable (legitimate) domains are often paid for several years in  
advance, while doorway (illegitimate) domains rarely are used for  
more than a year. Therefore, the date when a domain expires in the  
future can be used as a factor in predicting the legitimacy of a  
domain and, thus, the documents associated therewith."
Domains registered for longer periods give the indication, true or  
not, that their owner is legitimate. Google uses a domain's length of  
registration when indexing and ranking a Web site for inclusion in  
their organic search results.

So to prove to everyone that your site is the real deal, register for  
more than one year and increase your chances of boosting your search  
ranking on Google.

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Will this help at all?  More importantly, will it lower the rankings  
of my websites because I cannot afford 10-year registrations?  That  
would totally blow.

dave m.