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Molly Wood

Host and senior editor

SHORT BIO

Molly Wood is the former host and senior editor of "Marketplace Tech," a daily broadcast focused on demystifying the digital economy, and former co-host of "Make Me Smart," where she and co-host Kai Ryssdal would try to make sense of big topics in business, tech and culture.

What was your first job?

Grocery store checker (but I also drove an ice cream truck once).

Fill in the blank: Money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you ______.

Time, the most precious thing of all.

What is something that everyone should own, no matter how much it costs?

A pet!

What’s the favorite item in your workspace and why?

My electric fireplace! It is both cute and cozy.

 

Latest Stories (2,747)

Battle lines being drawn for Google, Verizon, net neutrality

Aug 13, 2010
The debate on net neutrality get some big supporters and critics.

Prepare for a world full of tablet computers

Aug 12, 2010
With the release of the iPad and the new Dell Streak, tablet computers see a rise in popularity.

Book publisher gives up on print. A sign of things to come?

Aug 11, 2010
As a mass market publisher leaves print behind to focus on e-books and print on demand, many wonder who else will follow.

Google and Verizon and the future of the web

Aug 10, 2010
Google and Verizon announce their joint position on net neutrality.

Blackberry getting kicked out of countries?

Aug 9, 2010
Some Middle Eastern countries move to limit Blackberry's encryption, which make messages hard to spy on.

Gotta Hunch?

Aug 6, 2010
The website Hunch, instead of assuming it knows your interests, allows you to tell it exactly what you want from the Internet.

Smart phone apps at war

Aug 5, 2010
The military begins taking advantage of smart phone apps.

You are a map maker. Yes you are.

Aug 4, 2010
Microsoft invites users to submit their own photos of the world to help build Bing's Open Street Map.

Toss out your wallet, keep your phone

Aug 3, 2010
Wireless carriers are beginning to experiment with technology that would make financial transactions using only your phone possible.

What will be search for tomorrow?

Aug 2, 2010
Google has become synonymous with internet searching, but it might not always be. Others -- including Facebook -- are taking approaches to get in on the search field.