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.
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A massive asynchronous book club on Twitter
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Molly Wood
Apr 15, 2010
Wasn't technology supposed to kill the book? One Twitter feed is hoping to change that.
The man behind WikiLeaks
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Molly Wood
Apr 13, 2010
The man behind Wikileaks, the website famous for publishing submissions or leaks of sensitive documents, has been keeping his own profile under wraps.
U.K. cracks down on digital copyright scofflaws
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Molly Wood
Apr 9, 2010
The U.K. is taking a hard stand against pirates of digital media.
Do you need a decision engine?
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Molly Wood
Apr 8, 2010
The co-founder behind Flickr has a new online project aimed at helping you make decisions.
Here come the iPad challengers
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Molly Wood
Apr 7, 2010
Thanks in part to Apple's new iPad, tablet computers are on the rise. But which ones can actually compete?
iPad reviewed
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Molly Wood
Apr 5, 2010
Just how great is the iPad? Our commentator gives the new tablet computer a spin.
Should you buy an iPad?
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Molly Wood
Apr 2, 2010
It's easy to give in to the hype, so we talk to a couple experts to give their take on how necessary the gadget might be for you.
Giving users the power to customize proprietary software
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Molly Wood
Apr 1, 2010
A new computer project is experimenting with using pixels -- not software source codes -- to create new features in programs.
Coalition seeks to upgrade U.S. privacy law
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Molly Wood
Mar 31, 2010
A group of technology companies and advocacy groups including Google and the ACLU believe the U.S.'s privacy laws are outdated.
Google fiber project results in some cheesy videos
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Molly Wood
Mar 30, 2010
Towns all over the country are applying to take part in Google's broadband fiber network experiment, which can serve up to half a million people. Some of the proposals are quite outlandish.