A newly filed Google patent —
Information retrieval based on historical data — has search boards buzzing on whether it’s providing new insight as to how Google operates. Many are
finding things described fit the "sandbox" idea of sites not doing well until they’ve matured over time.
- Does New Google Patent Validate Sandbox Theory?, Search Engine Watch Forums
- New Google Patent Details Many Google Techniques, WebmasterWorld
- Google’s War on SEO – Documented, Threadwatch