As we near the end of 2011, we wanted to take a moment to recap the highlights from this year. Before doing so, we want to thank you for creating social apps that have delighted millions of users. From games to news, and music, we were excited and impressed by what you created this year. We cannot wait to see what we can build together in 2012.

New Products

We launched many new features that enabled more social and engaging user experiences:

• Comments Plugin and API
• Send Button and Dialog
• Subscribe Button
• New Insights (Distribution, Spam, Credits, and Page)
• Fluid Canvas
• Scores and Achievements API
• Open Graph and Timeline
• Social App Discovery on Mobile

New Tools for Developers

We focused on building new tools to help you develop apps more efficiently:

• Batch requests in Graph API
• New Developer App (with simplified UI, test users UI, groups for managing roles, integrated App Insights)
• Graph API Explorer
• New Bugs Tool
• Partnership with Stack Overflow for Technical Q&A
• Partnership with Heroku for easy hosting of Facebook Apps
• HTML5 Portal
• Rewrote Graph API, FQL, and SDK (JavaScript SDK, PHP SDK, iOS SDK, and Android SDK) documentation.

Transition to a Modern, Secure Platform

2011 was a year that we needed to streamline our Platform to make it more modern and secure. We know these sorts of changes were very painful and impacted many of you, but this was the right move for the ecosystem. We reduced the surface of Platform a great deal, which will enable us to provide better support in the future. These changes included:

• Removed App Directory and App Profile Pages
• Completed Legacy Auth to OAuth 2.0 & HTTPS transition
• Announced removal of FBML
• Announced Graph API parity with and deprecation of REST API

Toward a Stable Platform

Late 2010 we first introduced Operation Developer Love and continued our efforts throughout 2011. We heard loud and clear that developers wanted a more stable Platform. As a result, we made the following changes:

• Beta Tier
• 90 day breaking change policy
• Roadmap, Change Log, Bug Fix Log (found on our weekly updates)
• Redesigned Platform Live Status & API

In the new year we will continue to be focused on growth for your apps and working together to build social experiences for people across the web and mobile devices. Please post your thoughts in the comments below and keep the feedback coming.