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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)

Is your mobile phone a blabbermouth?

Jul 30, 2010
Mobile computing may be putting the phone user's personal data at risk.

Hackers gather, hack.

Jul 29, 2010
The hacking world comes together this week for a pair of conferences in Las Vegas.

How will the Library of Congress's decision shape digital ownership?

Jul 28, 2010
The decision to allow jailbreaking -- running any sort of software on any kind of phone -- could hint at a larger change ahead in terms of digital ownership.

What do the Wikileaks leaks mean in the long run?

Jul 27, 2010
The Wikileaks leak of classified documents mark a pivotal moment in an era where such a release is possible, thanks in great part to the Internet.

Working in a data mine, going down down.

Jul 26, 2010
In order to enjoy our high-tech lives, we often give away a lot of personal information about ourselves, whether we want to or not. It all has to do with data mining, and we take a closer look here.

The coming data traffic jam

Jul 23, 2010
Millions of people are ditching regular cell phones in favor of smart phones for the internet and email access. But how much can the data networks handle?

Why is Google buying wind energy?

Jul 22, 2010
The web company is looking into the energy business.

Colors? Check. Shapes? Check. Social networking skillz? Check.

Jul 21, 2010
Social networking is getting some young users -- really young. But should kids be spending so much time trying to build their online profile?

The Golden Age of Magazines (might be right now)

Jul 20, 2010
The iPad is showing off magazines' best assets.

Jobs gets defensive, grumbles, gives away free cases

Jul 19, 2010
Steve Jobs finally addresses the issue of the iPhone 4 antennae.