{"id":1926,"date":"2013-03-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-15T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/35.224.237.165\/index.php\/2019\/02\/25\/area-student-doing-pretty-well-at-facebook\/"},"modified":"2019-02-26T04:58:57","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T21:58:57","slug":"area-student-doing-pretty-well-at-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/2013\/03\/16\/area-student-doing-pretty-well-at-facebook\/","title":{"rendered":"Area Student Doing Pretty Well at Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\" \" \/><\/p>\n<h6>By <a href=\"\/search?author=Nik Varley\">Nik Varley<\/a><\/h6>\n<h6>Dec. 31, 2015<\/h6>\n<p>Sources close to <insert class=\"ins cts-4\" data-cid=\"10\" data-time=\"1452009020181\" data-userid=\"3\" data-username=\"Nicolas Aldape\">area student<\/insert> Todd Braxton confirmed today that the local teen is \u201cdoing pretty well on Facebook.\u201d <insert class=\"ins cts-3\" data-cid=\"76\" data-time=\"1451957852089\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">Braxton&#8217;s friend Steve Ackerman elaborated.<\/insert><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThings are really coming together for Todd, Facebook-wise<insert class=\"ins cts-3\" data-cid=\"150\" data-time=\"1451957886447\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">,<\/insert>\u201d <delete class=\"del cts-3\" data-cid=\"142\" data-time=\"1451957876504\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">said <\/delete><delete class=\"del cts-3\" data-cid=\"6\" data-time=\"1451957589622\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">Todd\u2019s<\/delete><delete class=\"del cts-3\" data-cid=\"142\" data-time=\"1451957876504\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\"><insert class=\"ins cts-3\" data-cid=\"8\" data-time=\"1451957589625\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">Braxton&#8217;s<\/insert><\/delete><delete class=\"del cts-3\" data-cid=\"142\" data-time=\"1451957876504\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\"> friend Steve<\/delete> Ackerman <insert class=\"ins cts-3\" data-cid=\"144\" data-time=\"1451957879807\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">said<\/insert>.  \u201cHe\u2019s got about 600 friends, his cover photo is pretty nice, and he never posts so much that it\u2019s annoying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><insert class=\"ins cts-4\" data-cid=\"26\" data-time=\"1452009092291\" data-userid=\"3\" data-username=\"Nicolas Aldape\">Someone who lives with Todd when he&#8217;s not at school gave the <i>Shady Dealer <\/i>his point of view.<\/insert><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI read a few of the articles that he shared; they\u2019re pretty good<insert class=\"ins cts-4\" data-cid=\"25\" data-time=\"1452009085401\" data-userid=\"3\" data-username=\"Nicolas Aldape\">,<\/insert>\u201d <delete class=\"del cts-3\" data-cid=\"19\" data-time=\"1451957602332\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">said Todd\u2019s<\/delete><insert class=\"ins cts-3\" data-cid=\"20\" data-time=\"1451957602333\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">Braxton&#8217;s<\/insert> brother Robert <insert class=\"ins cts-3\" data-cid=\"157\" data-time=\"1451957909406\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">said<\/insert>.  \u201c<insert class=\"ins cts-3\" data-cid=\"165\" data-time=\"1451957920734\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">They weren<\/insert><insert class=\"ins cts-3\" data-cid=\"177\" data-time=\"1451957926166\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">&#8216;<\/insert><delete class=\"del cts-3\" data-cid=\"175\" data-time=\"1451957925198\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">No<\/delete>t dumb stuff like Buzzfeed <insert class=\"ins cts-3\" data-cid=\"180\" data-time=\"1451957934054\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">&#8211;<\/insert> they were actually kinda interesting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><delete class=\"del cts-3\" data-cid=\"196\" data-time=\"1451958004827\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">When asked about his recent success, <\/delete><delete class=\"del cts-3\" data-cid=\"32\" data-time=\"1451957628978\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">Todd<\/delete><insert class=\"ins cts-3\" data-cid=\"189\" data-time=\"1451957962612\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">Todd<\/insert> told the <i><insert class=\"ins cts-1\" data-cid=\"3\" data-time=\"1451859735783\" data-userid=\"17\" data-username=\"Walker King\">D<\/insert><delete class=\"del cts-1\" data-cid=\"2\" data-time=\"1451859735033\" data-userid=\"17\" data-username=\"Walker King\">d<\/delete>ealer <\/i><insert class=\"ins cts-3\" data-cid=\"204\" data-time=\"1451958012187\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">about his Facebook successes.<\/insert><\/p>\n<p> \u201cYeah, I think I\u2019ve got a good thing going on Facebook<insert class=\"ins cts-3\" data-cid=\"250\" data-time=\"1451958044865\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">,&#8221; Todd said. &#8220;<\/insert><delete class=\"del cts-3\" data-cid=\"249\" data-time=\"1451958043569\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">.<\/delete>I\u2019m getting a lot of likes and a fair number of positive comments.   This guy even poked me the other day, which I guess is a good sign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><insert class=\"ins cts-3\" data-cid=\"273\" data-time=\"1451958060617\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\"><insert class=\"ins cts-4\" data-cid=\"374\" data-time=\"1452009221902\" data-userid=\"3\" data-username=\"Nicolas Aldape\">Whether <\/insert><delete class=\"del cts-4\" data-cid=\"366\" data-time=\"1452009220339\" data-userid=\"3\" data-username=\"Nicolas Aldape\">Todd&#8217;s <\/delete>political commentary <insert class=\"ins cts-4\" data-cid=\"384\" data-time=\"1452009228020\" data-userid=\"3\" data-username=\"Nicolas Aldape\">or a new photo, Todd&#8217;s Facebook presence<\/insert> also got him places.<\/insert><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think I knew I was on to something when I shared a post about standing with Mizzou and it got 50 likes<insert class=\"ins cts-3\" data-cid=\"340\" data-time=\"1451958125654\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">,&#8221; Todd said.<\/insert><delete class=\"del cts-3\" data-cid=\"339\" data-time=\"1451958124958\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">.<\/delete> <insert class=\"ins cts-3\" data-cid=\"359\" data-time=\"1451958137718\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">&#8220;<\/insert><delete class=\"del cts-3\" data-cid=\"360\" data-time=\"1451958139790\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\"> <\/delete>That\u2019s when I knew that the kind of success on Facebook <delete class=\"del cts-1\" data-cid=\"43\" data-time=\"1451859815489\" data-userid=\"17\" data-username=\"Walker King\">I<\/delete><insert class=\"ins cts-1\" data-cid=\"13\" data-time=\"1451859805617\" data-userid=\"17\" data-username=\"Walker King\">that I&#8217;ve always dreamed about<\/insert><delete class=\"del cts-1\" data-cid=\"4\" data-time=\"1451859804211\" data-userid=\"17\" data-username=\"Walker King\"> have now<\/delete> was achievable.  A few days later I changed my profile picture and it got over 120 likes; that\u2019s when I knew I was on to something big. \u201c<\/p>\n<p><delete class=\"del cts-2\" data-cid=\"5\" data-time=\"1451956862218\" data-userid=\"18\" data-username=\"Nik Varley\">When asked the secret to his success, Todd told the Dealer, \u201cYou really have to be in the right mindset.  I find that when I\u2019m in the Facebook zone, I can fire off a few good posts without even having to think about it.  It\u2019s really about plugging your brain into the Facebook matrix\u201d <\/delete><insert class=\"ins cts-2\" data-cid=\"7\" data-time=\"1451956866214\" data-userid=\"18\" data-username=\"Nik Varley\"><delete class=\"del cts-3\" data-cid=\"50\" data-time=\"1451957700927\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">Todd<\/delete><insert class=\"ins cts-3\" data-cid=\"464\" data-time=\"1451958222490\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">Todd<\/insert> now consistently receives numerous likes and comments on each of his posts<insert class=\"ins cts-3\" data-cid=\"369\" data-time=\"1451958170477\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">, and revealed<\/insert><delete class=\"del cts-3\" data-cid=\"361\" data-time=\"1451958165277\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">.  When a<\/delete><delete class=\"del cts-3\" data-cid=\"375\" data-time=\"1451958174372\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">sked <\/delete><delete class=\"del cts-3\" data-cid=\"388\" data-time=\"1451958180180\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">about<\/delete> the secret to his success<insert class=\"ins cts-3\" data-cid=\"416\" data-time=\"1451958188604\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">.<\/insert><\/insert><\/p>\n<p><insert class=\"ins cts-2\" data-cid=\"7\" data-time=\"1451956866214\" data-userid=\"18\" data-username=\"Nik Varley\"><delete class=\"del cts-3\" data-cid=\"402\" data-time=\"1451958185615\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">, he told the <\/delete><i><delete class=\"del cts-3\" data-cid=\"41\" data-time=\"1451957692503\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">dealer<\/delete><\/i><delete class=\"del cts-3\" data-cid=\"394\" data-time=\"1451958184236\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\"> <\/delete>\u201cI guess you really have to put your time in<insert class=\"ins cts-3\" data-cid=\"422\" data-time=\"1451958194827\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">,&#8221; Todd said. &#8220;<\/insert><delete class=\"del cts-3\" data-cid=\"421\" data-time=\"1451958194452\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">.<\/delete>I\u2019m on Facebook all the time now.  I basically live on there. <\/insert>And of course, you gotta put likes over everything\u201d  he added.  \u201cI gotta have those likes, baby\u201d<\/p>\n<p><insert class=\"ins cts-2\" data-cid=\"222\" data-time=\"1451956985658\" data-userid=\"18\" data-username=\"Nik Varley\"><delete class=\"del cts-3\" data-cid=\"59\" data-time=\"1451957752733\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">Todd<\/delete><insert class=\"ins cts-3\" data-cid=\"475\" data-time=\"1451958240402\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">Todd<\/insert> also said that maintaining success requires constant vigilance. <\/insert><\/p>\n<p><insert class=\"ins cts-2\" data-cid=\"222\" data-time=\"1451956985658\" data-userid=\"18\" data-username=\"Nik Varley\"> &#8220;Any one of these days my dad could share a meme to my timeline or my friend could post a thousand statuses if I leave my account open<insert class=\"ins cts-3\" data-cid=\"482\" data-time=\"1451958264561\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">,&#8221; Todd said. &#8220;<\/insert><delete class=\"del cts-3\" data-cid=\"481\" data-time=\"1451958264249\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">.<\/delete>Or, god forbid, someone could like all my old photos and statuses from when I was in middle school.  That could ruin everything I&#8217;ve worked for.  If I&#8217;m not careful, the Facebook persona that I&#8217;ve cultivated could come crashing down&#8221;.<\/insert><\/p>\n<p><insert class=\"ins cts-2\" data-cid=\"222\" data-time=\"1451956985658\" data-userid=\"18\" data-username=\"Nik Varley\">At press time, <delete class=\"del cts-3\" data-cid=\"67\" data-time=\"1451957798316\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">Todd<\/delete><insert class=\"ins cts-3\" data-cid=\"68\" data-time=\"1451957798317\" data-userid=\"19\" data-username=\"Charlotte Rieder\">Braxton<\/insert> was painstakingly selecting which photos we wanted to appear under his Featured Photos section while considering which bands he should like to make his profile look cool. <\/insert><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nik Varley Dec. 31, 2015 Sources close to area student Todd Braxton confirmed today that the local teen is \u201cdoing pretty well on Facebook.\u201d Braxton&#8217;s friend Steve Ackerman elaborated. \u201cThings are really coming together for Todd, Facebook-wise,\u201d said Todd\u2019sBraxton&#8217;s friend Steve Ackerman said. \u201cHe\u2019s got about 600 friends, his cover photo is pretty nice, and he never posts so much that it\u2019s annoying.\u201d Someone who lives with Todd when he&#8217;s not at school gave the Shady Dealer his point of view. \u201cI read a few of the articles that he shared; they\u2019re pretty good,\u201d said Todd\u2019sBraxton&#8217;s brother Robert said. \u201cThey weren&#8216;Not dumb stuff like Buzzfeed &#8211; they were actually kinda interesting.\u201d When asked about his recent success, ToddTodd told the Ddealer about his Facebook successes. \u201cYeah, I think I\u2019ve got a good thing going on Facebook,&#8221; Todd said. &#8220;.I\u2019m getting a lot of likes and a fair number of positive comments. This guy even poked me the other day, which I guess is a good sign.\u201d Whether Todd&#8217;s political commentary or a new photo, Todd&#8217;s Facebook presence also got him places. \u201cI think I knew I was on to something when I shared a post about standing with Mizzou and it got 50 likes,&#8221; Todd said.. &#8220; That\u2019s when I knew that the kind of success on Facebook Ithat I&#8217;ve always dreamed about have now was achievable. A few days later I changed my profile picture and it got over 120 likes; that\u2019s when I knew I was on to something big. \u201c When asked the secret to his success, Todd told the Dealer, \u201cYou really have to be in the right mindset. I find that when I\u2019m in the Facebook zone, I can fire off a few good posts without even having to think about it. It\u2019s really about plugging your brain into the Facebook matrix\u201d ToddTodd now consistently receives numerous likes and comments on each of his posts, and revealed. When asked about the secret to his success. , he told the dealer \u201cI guess you really have to put your time in,&#8221; Todd said. &#8220;.I\u2019m on Facebook all the time now. I basically live on there. And of course, you gotta put likes over everything\u201d he added. \u201cI gotta have those likes, baby\u201d ToddTodd also said that maintaining success requires constant vigilance. &#8220;Any one of these days my dad could share a meme to my timeline or my friend could post a thousand statuses if I leave my account open,&#8221; Todd said. &#8220;.Or, god forbid, someone could like all my old photos and statuses from when I was in middle school. That could ruin everything I&#8217;ve worked for. If I&#8217;m not careful, the Facebook persona that I&#8217;ve cultivated could come crashing down&#8221;. 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