WebAward Judge Profile: Atif Unaldi
Unaldi Consultancy
Founder
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, Atif Unaldi 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. Atif Unaldi 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, Unaldi 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, Unaldi has been a columnist in the economy magazine, EkoTimes. At the moment, Atıf Unaldi 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. After Star, Unaldi becomes the Internet Director of Kanal D and Star Tv, Unaldi also produced the Technorock programme in Rock Fm. He also worked as business development consultant of Arzuhan Yalçındağ. After establishing Kral Club which was a Turkish social media of Turkish biggest music television Kral TV Group, he worked with Demet Sabanci in both MediaSA and DemSA. Currently Atif Unaldi has a consultancy company namely Unaldi Consultancy which has not only an interactive and consultancy department but also a Turkish digital media namely netizenlist.com.
Unaldi is also author of 4 books, columnist in Businessweek in Turkey, president of IPTV association.
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