System and method for transmitting frequently content items

A system for transmitting content, the system comprising:

• one or more databases containing a plurality of content item and user request information for the content items, the content items comprising elements of a content type;
• a transmit unit;
• and
• a tangible machine-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
• determining most frequently requested content types and most frequently requested content items within each of the most frequently requested content types;
• determining a transmit rate for each of the frequently requested content types, the frequently requested content types with a higher request count receiving a higher transmit rate than frequently requested content types with a lower request count, the transmit rate indicating a frequency for transmission of the most frequently requested content types;
• and
• transmitting the most frequently requested content items within each of the most frequently requested content types at the determined transmit rate in response to a request for content.

A machine-readable medium having no transitory signals and storing instructions that, when executed by a processor of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a plurality of requests, each request indicating a request for an element within a content type;
• analyzing the plurality of requests to determine most frequently requested content types and most frequently requested elements within each of the most frequently requested content types;
• determining a transmit rate for each of the frequently requested content types, the frequently requested content types with a higher request count receiving a higher transmit rate than frequently requested content types with a lower request count;
• and
• transmitting the most frequently requested elements within each of the most frequently requested content types at the determined transmit rate in response to a request for content.