domain name age

[joney]

hi everyone
i have heard a lot about the Search engine rankings and the age of domain.

Does this theory hold water ?

and if we buy an old domain, say 3 years old, will starting a new website help ?

or one should have a working site for many years ?

am totally confused, please advice something -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --

[EMS]

am not sure, but just an old domain name gives an edge.
but be sure, the domain shouldnt have completely expired and then registered fresh -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --

[pringle]

its a new factor these days on google and other SEs as well
am not sure how they implement it, but maybe they search whois
google may have access to whois data of all domains -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --

[suresh]

am of the view that an old domain can be a very nice thing to start with. infact if there is some content its the best
otherwise if its parked, then also its better than a new one -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --

[gdmoz]

IMO, it helps to have an old domain.

Google has specified it in their SEC filing that they give more importance to domains which are registered for more than a year in future -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --

[greg]

i think the question should be age of site and not of domain.
i have seen some old websites getting good rankings for big keywords even if they are making pages in recent times. -- This message may have been cut off and the rest will only be shown to members. To become a member, click here --