jesszimmerman

Jess Zimmerman


Jess Zimmerman is the editor-in-chief of Electric Lit, and her byline has previously appeared in the Guardian, the Washington Post, New York Magazine, Vice, Slate, Refinery29, and many other outlets. She's the co-author of Basic Witches: How To Summon Success, Banish Drama, And Raise Hell With Your Coven.

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Tangled Web: Don’t blame your divorce on my Facebook

All smoke, no fire—there's no affair here.

On Aug 21, 2013 by Jess Zimmerman

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Tangled Web: Managing a Facebook creeper

Nice to meet you... Wait, you know this how? 

On Aug 20, 2013 by Jess Zimmerman

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Tangled Web: For Pete’s sake, stop making that face on Instagram

A friend has a bad case of the ugly selfies. How do I save her from herself?

On Aug 15, 2013 by Jess Zimmerman

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Tangled Web: Does freelance have to mean solitary confinement?

How do I get my fellow freelancers to meet up, so we all get a sense of corporate comraderie?  

On Aug 14, 2013 by Jess Zimmerman

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Tangled Web: Moooom, get off my LinkedIn!

What to do when your mother cheerily endorses you on LinkedIn. 

On Aug 13, 2013 by Jess Zimmerman

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Tangled Web: Whoops! I fell in love with my friend’s OKCupid profile

We were just friends... until I stumbled across her OKCupid profile. (Is this the start of a new romcom?)

On Aug 8, 2013 by Jess Zimmerman

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Tangled Web: When is it OK to Twitter-shame your relatives?

Twitter: making family reunions even more awkward.

On Aug 7, 2013 by Jess Zimmerman

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Tangled Web: When you need to send real help

Sometimes you need to get authorities involved.

On Aug 6, 2013 by Jess Zimmerman

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Tangled Web: Should I fake Facebook surprise if I already know?

How far should you go in feigning surprise just to keep up appearances? 

On Aug 1, 2013 by Jess Zimmerman

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Tangled Web: Is your friend’s blog required reading? or, Oblogations

That awkward moment when you realize you really don't like your friend's blog persona.

On Jul 31, 2013 by Jess Zimmerman

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Tangled Web: How to vacation with Twitter friends

Kind of like a blind date, but with your Twitter friends. And a vacation. 

On Jul 30, 2013 by Jess Zimmerman

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Tangled Web: Couple-on-couple cross-platform courtship

Can we pursue a couple we're interested in via multiple online platforms, or is that creepy?

On Jul 25, 2013 by Jess Zimmerman

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Tangled Web: Secret Twitter accounts, and not getting invited to the party

Also known as getting left out of the cool kids' club, on Twitter. 

On Jul 24, 2013 by Jess Zimmerman

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Tangled Web: How do I deal with all these Twitter compliments? #humblebrag

My Twitter ship seems to have come in. Can I retweet my own praise? Thank people publicly?

On Jul 23, 2013 by Jess Zimmerman

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Tangled Web: Dealing with an online brown-noser

Does your social media feed have one, too?

On Jul 18, 2013 by Jess Zimmerman