ABAKUS

I have, like many others my domains at godaddy.com

One of the domain names was about to expire so i had to extend it.
Godaddy did add a with a message that its wise to register names
for a longer period.....

Here is the message....

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.

Ofcourse this info can be used by google....and maybe its one of the data that has been used for the sandbox !!

Like to hear the opinion of others...

regards,
Optimizer