Retweeted Joe Murphy (@denverpostjoe):
#SXSWi attendance was 30,621 this year, up 24.6% from 2012. Historical: http://t.co/yheaStAU8v via @360sxsw ( http://t.co/vWQgZdRrab )
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#SXSW Interactive attendance, 1995-2012
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