dataguy - 7:12 pm on Jan 11, 2007 (gmt 0)

I've heard MC talk about domains having different types of websites over the years... as if it was easy for him to tell that a domain once was about one subject matter, and then changed to a different subject matter. I believe he referred to this as a sign of trust. I heard this at least once at PubCon/Vegas.

This made me think that the length of time a domain has been used for a specific topic is what really matters, not just the length of time the domain has been registered. Of course if the domain was parked on your own server, with a simple page with info about whatever subject matter you will eventually build-out on the site, this may be enough to allow the trust to build.