Atif Unaldi
Setting up the BBS system enabling the communication of two persons over
telephone lines when he was a student at the Physics Department at the
Bosphorus University, Atıf Unaldı established the first Internet connection
in Turkey. He achieved a “first of its kind” type project again in Turkey
by making an Internet and information program at Radio D (Radio Club) named
“Farenin Kuyrugu” (The Tail of the Mouse) between 1992-1994. In 1994, he
prepared, presented and produced a nightly live show,”RadyoNet”, appearing
five weekdays on Kanal D. This was the first program consisted of live
computer pictures from beginning to end. Atıf Unaldı was the General
Director of the first Internet server in Turkey, Anadolu.Net, between
1994-1996. Being the supervisor of the World Air Games I in 1996 and 1997,
he registered the sportsmen into the games over the Internet and Intranet.
In 1998, he also became the Internet supervisor of the Sabah Group, and
worked as a consultant in the project to sell Sabah Kitapları (Sabah Books)
over the Internet. In the same year, he continued to write at his column
(Yeni Ufuklar-New Horizons) in the .Net magazine, which was a publication of
the Milliyet Group.
In 1999, he was appointed as the webmaster in Ihlas.Net, and he also
designed and administered it. In the very same year, he wrote at a column in
an IT magazine, Pcweek of the Sabah Group. In the meantime, founding a
web-design company, Artmedya, Unaldı prepared an Internet magazine talk show
program for BRT, GeceNet, which he presented with Romina Ozipekci. Later,
continuing to write in his column in the magazine, Canteen of the Aksam
Group, Atıf Unaldı gave web-design lectures in the Ceramic Department of the
IU. Leaving his position in Canteen upon the establishment of the
Interporbil Group, Unaldı has been a columnist in the economy magazine,
EkoTimes. At the moment, Atıf Unaldı is the columnist in the Computerlife
magazine. He has been also a columnist in Finansal Forum newspaper every
Wednesday. Being the brand consultant of Buybye.com, Unaldi produced and
presented a programme, TRON, in Technology Channel. As of December 2004,
becoming the IT Director of Star Media Group, Unaldi carried out the
editorship of STARTEK supplement of Star newspaper. Currently being the
Internet Director of Kanal D and Star Tv, Unaldi also produces the
Technorock programme in Rock Fm.
Being one of the founders of the group called Sitebuilders supported by
Microsoft, Unaldı has been organising conferences, seminars and panels
concerning “Web-design”, “mobile Internet”, “e-trade” and
“advertisement in the Internet” with the group. The group has been
successfully providing the persons and organisations with its free
educational studies.
Published Books
2006 Netizen ( Internet Dictionary )
The contests he participated as a juryman:
2002 - Altın Örümcek Web Contest
2003 - Altın Örümcek Web Contest
2004 - Grafi2000 Flash Animation Contest
2004 - Altın Örümcek Web Contest
2005 - Altın Örümcek Web Contest
2006 - Web Marketing Assotion - Web Awards
His published articles:
The Structuring of the Internet in the Information Society of Turkey, Yeni
Turkiye Dergisi (The New Turkey Magazine), March 1998
Web-design criteria, Yıldız Technical University Publication, 1994
Conferences, Seminars and Professional Activites:
1999 - Informing the sitebuilders and e-trade and web-design seminars in
Microsoft headquarters (Istanbul)
1999 - Web-design, e-trade, Media Technologies seminars within
Microsoft (Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, Konya, Antalya)
2000 - e-trade seminars within Kosgeb (Ankara)
2000 - e-trade seminars in the Fatih University (Ankara)
2000 - The Bilgi University Internet seminars (Speakers: Microsoft Turkey
General Director Sureyya Ciliv, Atıf Unaldı)
2000 - Within the framework of the IT 2000 activities, e-trade and web
design seminars (Istanbul)
2003 - PRCI Turkiye (Istanbul)
2003 - Wireless Forum ( İstanbul)
2003 - ODTU ( Ankara )
2003 - Mobiliz.biz ( İstanbul )
2004 - PRCI ( İstanbul)
The softwares he translated:
1996 - Windows Commander
2000 - Babylon Internet Dictionary
2002 - Sitepublisher
Softwares:
1992 - The installation of two radio automation systems (Radyo Kulup and
Radyo C) (1995)
1994 - The software of two computer programs (Crossword and Puzzle) which
were played with the participation of the television audience at Kanal 6
television.
1996 - The Turkish version of a program called Windows Commander
1998 - A computer software enabling the automation of the TV advertisement
department
The organisations he is the member of:
WSP (Web Standards Project) A global organisation
Sitebuilders Microsoft
ASP Guilt A world organisation
Isoc (Internet Society) A world organisation
Mobiliz.biz Mobile Advertising Platform
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