The internet contains billions of digital destinations.
Websites.
Applications.
Communities.
Marketplaces.
Games.
Creator platforms.
AI experiences.
Virtual environments.
Every day, new destinations are created while existing destinations continue to grow.
Yet as digital worlds and destinations continue to expand, four challenges become increasingly important:
Identity.
Ownership.
Verification.
Discovery.
At WRLDGATE™, we believe digital destinations need a better foundation for identity, ownership, verification, and discovery.
That is where WRL™ records come in.
The Growth of Digital Destinations
The modern internet is no longer made up of websites alone.
The world moves between applications, communities, stores, creator platforms, games, and experiences every day.
Each of these destinations has an identity.
Each of these destinations has an owner.
Each of these destinations deserves a clear and consistent way to be represented.
As digital destinations continue to multiply, establishing identity becomes increasingly important.
What Is a WRL™ Record?
A WRL™ record is a record associated with a digital destination.
It helps support information related to:
- Identity
- Ownership
- Verification
- Discovery
A WRL record creates a foundation for representing a destination in a consistent way.
Rather than treating every destination differently, a WRL record helps establish common information that can be associated with a digital world or destination.
Why Identity Matters
Identity helps the world understand what a destination is.
Physical places have names.
Businesses have registrations.
Organizations have identities.
Digital destinations increasingly require the same clarity.
As more experiences move online, identity becomes an essential part of discovery and access.
A WRL record helps support that identity.
Why Ownership Matters
Ownership creates confidence.
Ownership also helps establish an official public presence for a digital destination.
When a destination establishes ownership, it becomes easier to understand who is responsible for it.
Whether the destination is a website, application, community, store, game, or creator platform, ownership helps establish legitimacy.
A WRL record helps support ownership information associated with a destination.
Why Verification Matters
Verification helps distinguish official destinations from unofficial ones.
As the number of digital destinations continues to grow, authenticity becomes increasingly important.
The world wants confidence that it is interacting with the correct destination.
Verification helps support that confidence.
A WRL record helps support verification information associated with a digital destination.
Why Discovery Matters
Before a destination can be accessed, it must first be discovered.
Discovery is one of the most important functions of the modern internet.
The world cannot discover, access, or enter what it cannot find.
As digital worlds and destinations continue to expand, discoverability becomes increasingly valuable.
A WRL record helps support discovery information associated with a destination.
The Relationship Between WRL™ Records and WorldCards™
Every WorldCard™ is backed by a WRL™ record.
The WorldCard is the public-facing representation.
The WRL record supports the information associated with it.
Together, they help create a consistent way to identify, discover, and access digital worlds and destinations.
A Future Built on Digital Identity
The internet continues to evolve.
Digital destinations continue to multiply.
Communities become destinations.
Applications become destinations.
Experiences become destinations.
Entire digital worlds continue to emerge.
As this evolution continues, identity, ownership, verification, and discovery become increasingly important.
WRLDGATE™ was created to help the world discover, access, and experience digital worlds and destinations.
Search. Enter. Experience.™
Discovery should lead to access.
Access should lead to entry.
Entry should lead to experience.
That is why identity matters.
That is why ownership matters.
That is why verification matters.
That is why discovery matters.
A future where every digital destination can be identified.
A future where every destination can be discovered.
A future where every world can establish its presence.
A future where every digital destination can establish its identity.
A future where every digital destination can be discovered, accessed, and entered.
WRLDGATE™ built the gateway to digital worlds and destinations.
Search. Enter. Experience.™