nomis5 - 9:31 pm on Jan 2, 2009 (gmt 0)

Personal opinion, domain age does matter, but clearly in association with other factors.

Take a step back and think. Two month old site that has all the attributes of a good site as far as Google is concerned. Then Google compares it with a squeaky clean 5 year old site of the same nature.

There are just so many webmasters out there trying to make a quick buck from whatever trick they can use (yes there are, and you are so obvious to all and sundry) that Google has learn their lesson ages ago.

Same as you and me when we are looking for quality, stick to those you know and trust.