My site is relatively new, so does google look at domain age more than yahoo? Or could it be different? What are some of the major differences in the way they rank websites?
I also think Google gives more value to sites that have been up longer. When I bring up a new site initially I do better in Yahoo and MSN and then over time the site ranks better in Google.
Yeah Google places lots of value on the site age. Generally it is much easier to rank in Yahoo than Google when your site is new.
This is a common issue for webmasters.google indexes our sites but it has a algorithm and give some value to links, backlinks, site partners etc.So everything based on google but do not show the whole picture to us.