Read our trip report from the 2013 South by Southwest (SXSW) interactive, film and music festival!

Since 1987, thousands of thinkers, doers, investors, fans, startup hopefuls, and lovers of all things tech have been descending on Austin, Texas to share their new ideas, technology and products. Just to give you a sense of the growing interest in this festival, this year alone, a record 30,621 tickets were sold for just the interactive portion, on which we always place a special focus.