What Each
Signal Means
Every entity record in the 360WiSE® registry can carry a set of signals — discrete, observable attributes drawn from independent external surfaces. This page defines each one: what it records, what evidences it, and what it does not claim.
Scope: Signals are recognition and resolution attributes. They describe what is observable about an entity across independent systems — they are not a compliance audit, a certification, a ranking, or an endorsement. A signal's presence is evidenced; its absence is neutral, not a negative judgment.
A signal is a discrete, externally observable attribute associated with an entity — each one evidenced, resolvable, and recorded.
Signals are descriptive, not evaluative. They report what can be observed and pointed to across independent systems — a profile that exists, a citation that resolves, a recognition that reproduces. The 360WiSE® framework records signals; it does not manufacture them.
Three States a Signal Can Hold
A record displays each signal in exactly one state. Signal states are visible on the record and reflected in its machine-readable output.
Each Signal, Defined
Each signal below is defined independently. The presence of one signal does not imply any other, and each carries an explicit boundary of what it does not assert.
Identity Submitted
The entity has completed structured intake and submitted a self-attested identity record into the 360WiSE® framework.
A completed enrollment intake on file for the entity.
Third-party verification of the submitted claims. It records entry into the framework — nothing more.
LinkedIn Recognition
A resolvable LinkedIn presence is associated with the entity on its record.
A linkable LinkedIn profile or page URL on record.
That LinkedIn endorses the entity, or that 360WiSE owns or controls the associated profile.
Instagram Signal
A resolvable Instagram account is associated with the entity. Platform verification, where present, is noted as a separate attribute.
A linkable Instagram account URL on record.
Endorsement by Instagram, or any claim about reach or engagement beyond what the platform publicly displays.
X / Twitter Signal
A resolvable X (formerly Twitter) account is associated with the entity.
A linkable X account URL on record.
Endorsement by the platform, or any follower or engagement claim beyond what is publicly shown.
YouTube Signal
A resolvable YouTube channel is associated with the entity.
A linkable YouTube channel URL on record.
Endorsement by YouTube, or any view or subscriber claim beyond what the platform publicly displays.
Press Coverage
The entity has been referenced in identifiable editorial or press sources.
One or more resolvable citations to press or editorial coverage on record.
Endorsement by the outlet, the accuracy or tone of the coverage, or that 360WiSE placed or influenced it.
Wikipedia Reference
A Wikipedia article or citation that references the entity exists.
A resolvable Wikipedia URL referencing the entity, on record.
A notability judgment, that 360WiSE authored or maintains the entry, or any editorial endorsement by Wikipedia.
Cross-System Visibility
The entity is surfaced or recognized across multiple independent AI systems on an open query.
Reproducible surfacing recorded across named systems, with the date of observation.
A ranking, exclusivity, permanence, or endorsement by any of the named AI systems. Observations are point-in-time and dated.
Signals Are Inputs.
Verification Is Earned.
Signals are the evidence record. Authority Verified™ is a separate, earned designation, issued only after independent review of that record against documented criteria. No combination of signals automatically confers verified status — and no signal, and no status, can be purchased.
See the Authority Verified™ standard →360WiSE Media Group LLC operates the 360WiSE® Credibility Infrastructure Framework. Signal definitions on this page are documented as part of the 360WiSE® AI Provenance Standard™. 360WiSE® is a globally registered trademark via WIPO Madrid Protocol — Reg №1553140.
Filed pending with USPTO (Class 042): AI Authority Infrastructure™ · AI Authority Stack™ · AI Authority Index™ · Credibility Infrastructure™ · SiUtility™. Signal evaluation is conducted per record under the published 360WiSE® Framework and Ethics Standard.
The verifier is 360WiSE®.
The recognizer may be anyone.
360WiSE® verifies that an entity's identity, ownership, continuity, and public footprint align with what it presents — and publishes it as a machine-readable record. External systems may recognize it on their own, if and when they do. Verification is earned by passing the checks, never bought.
360WiSE® verification is valid on its own terms. It needs no permission from any search engine, model, or platform to remain true.