1. A system comprising: at least one computing device corresponding to a content delivery network (CDN) provider and operative to: receive a request, generated by a client computing device, for translation information for a resource identifier originally provided to the client computing device by a content provider; generate translation information responsive to the request, wherein the translation information provides instructions for the client computing device to generate a modified resource identifier by modifying the resource identifier to include information pertaining to popularity of the requested resource; and cause transmission of the translation information to the client computing device.