Registration length and rankings?

[nts]

When checking out a domain at GoDaddy, I wasn't in a rush and actually decided to read their sales pitch to get you to reg for more then a year:

As part of Google's recent 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.

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."

How much impact does the length of registration have on results, if anyone actaully knows? I'm assuming it's not much.

[jdk]

Not a bit...Maybe results on sales if you are selling a product, but not traffic or SEO.

[Acro]

The notion is real, however Go Effing Daddy uses it for its own benefit.

Do yourself a double favor and register for more than 1 year, at a different registrar.