Swiftor

Swiftor, the online moniker of Joseph Alminawi, is best known as the host of the GameOn channel on Justin.tv. He is also the founder of the GameOn Community, the Multiplayer Marathon charity event, and currently has the role of Community Manager for social gaming site OMGPOP.
GameOn Channel
Swiftor hosts the video game centric GameOn channel on Justin.tv. The channels content primarily consists of the live broadcast of various video games played by Swiftor with his voice over. The show is often characterized by Swiftor's interaction with the audience in the chat room watching the show.
He is also one of the lead organizers of the GameOn Network, an affiliation of mostly gaming Justin.tv channels and users on the live broadcasting website. The GameOn Network has both a forum and a Facebook fan page.
Charity
In November 2008 Swiftor launched a charity event called Multiplayer Marathon in collaboration with other members of Justin.tv's gaming community. The events stated goal was to raise funds for the based charity . The first Multiplayer Marathon was a 36 hour event broadcasted on Justin.tv on November 11 2008, raising just over $2300. A second event was held in early 2009 was a total of 48 hours in length. The events involved participating broadcasters playing only multiplayer games attempting to involve the live audience on Justin.tv and encouraging donations to a ChipIn widget located on each broadcasters page. The Multiplayer Marathon achieved Silver sponsor status with Child's Play for the accumulated contributions raised.
Community Manager
Swiftor became community manager for social gaming site OMGPOP in May 2009, shifting from a nearly daily broadcast schedule to three days a week. Swiftor continues to go by his online moniker at OMGPOP. The promotion of his employer extended into his Justin.tv broadcasts on a regular basis.
Criticisms
Swiftor was contacted directly by Take2's legal team on April 25, 2008 to immediately halt the live broadcasting of their game, Grand Theft Auto IV, on Justin.tv. The street date for the release of the game was several days later, April 29, 2008.

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