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Facebook Enables IPv6 For Developers May 18 (AllFacebook)
Developers will be able to begin tinkering with the IPv6 version of Facebook on May 18, to prepare for the Internet’s global upgrade to the broader set of addresses on June 6. Facebook Developer Blog Based on the results of last year’s IPv6 test, we are confident that enabling IPv6 on our platform will be a success. ZDNet For the uninitiated, IPv6 is a version of the Internet Protocol slated to succeed IPv4, which currently directs most Internet traffic, but is running out of addresses. IPv4 allows 2^32 addresses (about 4.3 billion) while IPv6 allows up to 2^128 addresses, and includes several other improvements. WebProNews Facebook will enable IPv6 access on beta.facebook.com. Read more

Yesterday, the German federal government launched their new YouTube channel, Bundesregierung, and announced that German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be answering citizens’ questions via YouTube next month.

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XING, a Hamburg, Germany-based social network for business professionals, acquired another German firm, Munich-based amiando, a provider of online event management and ticketing services, and announced that amiando’s staff of 35 will remain on board, including CEO Felix Haas.

Amiando said it organized and processed some 100,000 events in Europe via its platform in 2009.

XING will initially pay about 5.1 million euros, with an additional payment of up to €5.25 million March 31, 2013, subject to various conditions being met, including the current management team remaining with the company and meeting revenue and profit targets.

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What’s happening on the streets of Oberstaufen, Germany? Now you, and the rest of Google’s millions of users, can have a view. A street-level, occasionally blurry view that is.

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No need for job applicants in Germany to file for a name change before filing for a new job.

German lawmakers have seemingly come to the rescue of drunken party picture-posters across the country by advancing legislation that would restrict the access employers have to job applicants’ profiles on Facebook.

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The battle over Google’s data collection tactics continues to expand abroad, with Spain joining Germany and South Korea as the latest countries to tangle with the Internet giant over its “Street View” mapping feature.

A summons made public this weekin Spain revealed that Madrid Judge Raquel Fernandino has called for a Google representative to appear before his court in October to contest whether the company committed a “computer crime” by taking shots of city streets.
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SponsorPay, a Berlin – Germany based virtual goods monetization startup, has acquired GratisPay, a European competitor developing a similar service.
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