links for 2008-05-08

• The Open Secret of Success: Financial Page: The New Yorker
  Toyota’s innovative methods may seem mundane, but their sheer relentlessness defeats many companies. That’s why Toyota can afford to hide in plain sight: it knows the system is easy to understand but hard to follow.
  (tags: business history innovation marketing newyorker productivity technology economics management toyota)
• Viaspire – Define.Innovate.Maximize.: Still Not Sold on Twitter – Learn from Twistori
  “If you spend a couple minutes on Twistori, you’ll begin to see very clearly what the voice of Twitter is capable of”
  (tags: twitter networking social media people fun companies feedback)
• Google User Experience
  A product that gets the balance right is “Googley” – and will satisfy and delight people all over the world.
  (tags: content design Google ideas interesting list strategy usability development web2.0)