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===Outside Analysis===
===Outside Analysis===
A November 2012 letter to ICANN, sent by CEO [[Jeffrey Smith]] of [[Commercial Connect]], applicant for [[.shop]], asks ICANN to clarify its String Similarity rules and provides its own analysis. He concludes that there are only 56 of the 966 generic TLDs applied for could be considered distinct and unique, "We reviewed the strings for the 966 applicants and grouped by their meanings. For the purpose of the analysis, we treated the IDN the same as other applications. Of the 966 applications, only 56 appeared to be unique. In other words, there were only 56 words or “meanings” that were applied for[..] For instance, .auto and .car have the same or similar meaning [..] in a much broader scope, .shop, .store, .buy, etc. would confuse the end user as to which TLD would be appropriate for eCommerce."<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2013/01/30/shop-applicant-tells-icann-on-string-similarity-there-are-only-56-unique-generic-strings/ Shop Applicant Tells ICANN On String Similarity There are Only 56 Unique Generic Strings, TheDomains.com] Published and Retrieved 30 Jan 2012</ref>
A November 2012 letter to ICANN, sent by CEO [[Jeffrey Smith]] of [[Commercial Connect]], applicant for [[.shop]], asks ICANN to clarify its String Similarity rules and provides its own analysis. He concludes that there are only 56 of the 966 generic TLDs applied for could be considered distinct and unique, "We reviewed the strings for the 966 applicants and grouped by their meanings. For the purpose of the analysis, we treated the IDN the same as other applications. Of the 966 applications, only 56 appeared to be unique. In other words, there were only 56 words or “meanings” that were applied for[..] For instance, .auto and .car have the same or similar meaning [..] in a much broader scope, .shop, .store, .buy, etc. would confuse the end user as to which TLD would be appropriate for eCommerce."<ref>[http://www.thedomains.com/2013/01/30/shop-applicant-tells-icann-on-string-similarity-there-are-only-56-unique-generic-strings/ Shop Applicant Tells ICANN On String Similarity There are Only 56 Unique Generic Strings, TheDomains.com] Published and Retrieved 30 Jan 2012</ref>
It remains unclear if the meaning/intended audience of the domain will affect string similarity.
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