Method and system for determining interest levels of online content based on rates of change of content access

A method and system for determining interest levels of online content based on rates of change of content access traffic. According to one embodiment, a method may include detecting content request traffic directed to a content source, determining a time rate of change of said content request traffic, and determining an indication of content interest associated with the content source, where the indication is dependent upon the time rate of change of the content request traffic. The method may further include storing the indication of content interest on a computer-accessible medium.