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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Best free movies online
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Molly Wood
Mar 5, 2010
Dan Colman has put together a list of where to watch the best movies online, and for free.
Keeping text messages private
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Molly Wood
Mar 4, 2010
A new smartphone app takes its name from the Tiger Woods scandal and sets a time limit on text messages sent and received.
Legislation threatens public Wi-Fi in U.K.
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Molly Wood
Mar 3, 2010
The U.K.'s Digital Economy Bill is supposed to be aimed at cutting down on Internet piracy, but could also put at fault that public Wi-Fi providers.
Why Internet addiction is problematic
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Molly Wood
Mar 2, 2010
Part two of a discussion on whether Internet addiction is just so -- an addiction -- or a mental disorder.
Will Internet addiction make it into the DSM?
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Molly Wood
Mar 1, 2010
Internet addiction: should it be classified as an addiction, or has it become something more of a mental disorder? A debate rages on.
Internet criminals attracted to social networks
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Molly Wood
Feb 26, 2010
As easy as it may be for you to connect to others on social networks, it's just as easy for Internet criminals to scheme online as well. Twitter was the latest victim.
How Google search adapts
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Molly Wood
Feb 25, 2010
Technology journalist Steven Levy takes us into the process of how Google employs its search engine.
Inside the Google search algorithm
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Molly Wood
Feb 24, 2010
How does Google's search work? The secret is well-kept, but one journalist gets an inside look. He tells us about the details.
Does the Internet foster freedom & democracy?
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Molly Wood
Feb 23, 2010
Can the Internet really empower democracy in a dictatorial regime? It seems possible, and many believe it can. One diplomatic fellow at Georgetown begs to differ.
What makes Internet content go viral?
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Molly Wood
Feb 22, 2010
With an innumerable amount of new content going up on the Internet every day, how does one catch on and become a viral hit? Author Bill Wasik has some ideas.