Version 2.0 beta of App Insights is now ready for developers, Facebook announced Thursday. All Facebook app developers can opt into this new version of App Insights starting today. It provides developers with a better dashboard to manage apps, as well as more actionable data, a clearer interface and improved warnings when outages occur.
Facebook Software Engineer Daniel Tomko discussed how App Insights 2.0's improvement in actionable data helps developers:
We’ve re-organized the data you need to make a decision in one place. For example, we now have a single dashboard which tells you how much traffic you receive from Facebook, whether it’s coming from Open Graph stories or Requests.
We realize that it’s difficult to make decisions in a vacuum. Now, you can compare key metrics for your app to those for other apps. For example, if you see an abnormal spike in the mark-as-spam rate for your app’s stories, you can see if the spike is isolated to your app or if other apps also see the spike. Note: metrics are aggregated and anonymized – Insights will never show your app’s metrics to another developer.
Facebook noted that the company will still continue to make improvements to App Insights by bringing in more features from the previous version as well as adding new features. For now, App Insights 1.0 will be the default option. To try the beta product, go to the App Insights overview page and click “try the new App Insights.”
Readers: What do you think of the new version?
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New link makes apps easier to add – Tab application pages now include an “Add App to Page” option to make it simpler for admins to add custom tabs to their pages. The link is found in the gear menu on pages associated with page tab applications (see right). Developers can enable this feature in the advanced section of the Dev App.
Leave it to Nexon to make something as ugly as an oyster into one adorable boss creature. Then again, seeing something largely considered to be an aphrodisiac brought to life with cutesy little eyes only to be pummeled by equally-lovable adventurers for loot is ... just plain weird. At any rate, players can check out how MapleStory Adventures celebrates Valentine's Day right now. 
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So, Electronic Arts... I guess that answers everything, except this: if we tell you, "You're welcome," do you think we'll get in faster? Signed, an Adventurous Early Adopter. 
Update: Fortunately, this downtime didn't last as long as we had feared, and things look to be back to normal. Your mileage may vary. 
