Interest level detection and processing
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- monitoring an activity level associated with queries made in an online marketplace over a monitoring time period to provide an activity rate;
determining that the activity rate has crossed a merchandising threshold rate; and
presenting a cluster of at least items or item groups associated with the queries on a display responsive to determining that the activity rate has crossed the merchandising threshold rate.
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Abstract
Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to monitor an activity level associated with queries made in an online marketplace over a monitoring time period to provide an activity rate, and to determine that the activity rate has crossed a merchandising threshold rate. In response, a cluster of items or item groups associated with the queries may be presented on a display, perhaps in conjunction with a landing page merchandising promotion. Additional apparatus, system, and methods are disclosed.
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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monitoring an activity level associated with queries made in an online marketplace over a monitoring time period to provide an activity rate; determining that the activity rate has crossed a merchandising threshold rate; and presenting a cluster of at least items or item groups associated with the queries on a display responsive to determining that the activity rate has crossed the merchandising threshold rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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monitoring an activity level associated with queries made in an online marketplace over a monitoring time period to provide an activity rate; detecting an actual change in the activity rate or determining a predicted change in the activity rate; determining that the actual change or the predicted change has crossed a merchandising threshold rate; and at least one of displaying a landing page including at least one of items or item groups associated with the queries on a display or adding a merchandising module to another web site page in conjunction with a merchandising promotion responsive to determining that the actual change or the predicted change has crossed the merchandising threshold rate. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus, comprising:
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a query reception module to receive queries associated with gathering information regarding items for sale or to be sold in an online marketplace; a processor to monitor an activity level associated with the queries over a monitoring time period to provide an activity rate, and to determine that the activity rate has crossed a merchandising threshold rate; and a display generation module to generate information related to displaying a cluster of at least items or item groups associated with the queries responsive to the processor determining that the activity rate has crossed the merchandising threshold rate. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 19)
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17. A system, comprising:
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a network of servers including a query reception module to receive queries associated with gathering information regarding items for sale or to be sold in an online marketplace, a processor to monitor an activity level associated with the queries over a monitoring time period to provide an activity rate, and to determine that the activity rate has crossed a merchandising threshold rate, and a display generation module to generate information related to displaying a cluster of at least items or item groups associated with the queries responsive to the processor determining that the activity rate has crossed the merchandising threshold rate; and a client terminal to provide the queries and to display at least the items or item groups. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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20. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by one or more processors, perform the following operations:
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monitoring an activity level associated with queries made in an online marketplace over a monitoring time period to provide an activity rate; determining that the activity rate has crossed a merchandising threshold rate; and presenting a cluster of at least items or item groups associated with the queries on a display responsive to determining that the activity rate has crossed the merchandising threshold rate. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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