About Atif Unaldi

Posted by AtfWorkshops on Mar 24th, 2008
2008
Mar 24

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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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