Freshness and seasonality-based content determinations

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory device including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to:
• determine a plurality of items available for purchase via an electronic marketplace,
• calculate a cycle score for each item of the plurality of items, the cycle score being an output of at least one cyclical function of a plurality of cyclical functions, each cyclical function having an input of time elapsed from start of a repeating cycle,
• calculate an age score for each item of the plurality of items, the age score being an output of at least one age function of a plurality of age functions, each age function having an input of time elapsed from a time of first availability of a respective item,
• determine a ranking score of each of the plurality of items based at least in part on a respective cycle score and a respective age score of each of the plurality of items,
• determine a ranking of the plurality of items according to the ranking score of each of the plurality of items, and
• provide at least a portion of the plurality of items for display according to the ranking.

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• determining a plurality of items available for purchase via an electronic marketplace;
• calculating a cycle score for each item of the plurality of items, the cycle score being an output of at least one cyclical function of a plurality of cyclical functions, each cyclical function having an input of time elapsed from start of a repeating cycle;
• calculating an age score for each item of the plurality of items, the age score being an output of at least one age function of a plurality of age functions, each age function having an input of time elapsed from a time of first availability of a respective item;
• determining a ranking score of each of the plurality of items based at least in part on a respective cycle score and a respective age score of each of the plurality of items;
• determining a ranking of the plurality of items according to the ranking score of each of the plurality of items;
• and
• providing at least a portion of the plurality of items for display according to the ranking.

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• classifying a plurality of items into one or more item categories;
• determining one or more age functions for each of the plurality of items, each age function having an input of time elapsed from a time of first availability of a respective item;
• modifying the one or more age functions based on the one or more item categories into which the respective items are classified;
• calculating an age score for each of the plurality of items, the age score being an output of one or more age functions, the age score for an item incrementally increasing more than one time over a first time period, the first time period being measured from the time of first availability of the item, the age score associated with each age function decreasing for a second time period, the second time period being subsequent to the first time period;
• and
• determining a ranking score of each of the plurality of items based at least in part on a respective age score of each of the plurality of items.