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["Tony Spencer" <tony AT tonyspencer.com>]

I should add that I don't believe Mr. Cutts.  :)  An old domain does seem to
perform much better.   

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony Spencer [mailto:tony AT tonyspencer.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 8:33 AM
> To: 'Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/'
> Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Google Takes A Stab At It
> 
> I was at the WebmasterWorld conference in New Orleans just 
> last month and
> Google engineer Matt Cutts was specifically asked by a Moniker.com
> representative whether or not domain information has an 
> impact on ranking
> and the answer was "No.  Not now but could be in the future 
> but would only
> likely hurt you if you're site is spammy."
>  
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Rasch [mailto:rasch AT raschnet.com] 
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 8:06 AM
> > To: internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org
> > Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Google Takes A Stab At It
> > 
> > Google has mentioned at several SEO conferences that they do 
> > use domain 
> > registration information, such as the amount of time for 
> > which a domain 
> > has been registered, whether it's been transferred recently, 
> > and a small 
> > weight based on the price the registrar charges.   Over 
> time (as the 
> > domain has been registered for a while) this fades as an 
> indicator.  
> > I've reached the limit of my knowledge on this topic, so I'll 
> > stop now :).
> > 
> > -David
> > 
> > 
> > Tony Spencer wrote:
> > 
> > >Holy crap.  It blows my mind that GoDaddy would go so far as 
> > to say "Google
> > >uses a domain's length of registration when indexing and 
> ranking...".
> > >Nobody can make a claim like that.  Trust me; I've tried to 
> > pay Google
> > >engineers for that kind of info.  :)  I keep my ear close to 
> > the SEO street
> > >and I've never heard this one.  Perhaps it could be a filter 
> > in the future
> > >although I highly doubt it.  There are too many overnight 
> > successes that
> > >can't be ignored that surely don't have a expiration date of 
> > more than a
> > >year out.  The Google algorithm as well as the Yahoo 
> > algorithm are much more
> > >complex than that.  There is a sweet spot that involves many 
> > variables but I
> > >don't find length of registration to be one of them.
> > >
> > >Example:
> > >http://www.werenotafraid.com/
> > >Launched after the first London bombings and already ranks 
> > #1 for 'not
> > >afraid' and #3 for 'afraid' as it should.  It was registered 
> > for one year.  
> > >
> > >When Google files patents I often wonder if its for the sole 
> > intent of
> > >throwing the SEO'r off track.  
> > >
> > >Here are two good tips for you if you want your site to rank well:
> > >Inbound links
> > >Original content
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >  
> > >
> > >>-----Original Message-----
> > >>From: matusiak [mailto:dave AT matusiak.org] 
> > >>Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 10:20 PM
> > >>To: Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/
> > >>Subject: [internetworkers] Google Takes A Stab At It
> > >>
> > >>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.
> > >>
> > >>--
> > >>
> > >>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.
> > >>
> > >>
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