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We hear lots of anecdotes about the difficulties that minorities face in the tech industry, but hard numbers on the issue are scarce.

We spent more than two months trying to get data, and we posted a piece about the results this morning.

Already using Google+? Follow Mashable for the latest about the platform’s new features, tips and tricks as well as social media and technology updates. Google has finally unveiled brand pages for Google+, allowing businesses and brands to join Google’s social network. “So far Google…

Google has rolled out a new feature called Direct Connect, which makes it dead simple for users to find and follow brands on Google+ via Google Search. Whenever a user wants to find a brand on Google+, all they have to do is type “+” in Google Search, followed by the brand or business …