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"YouTube's 20 Most-Shared Ads in March 2013\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. Pepsi - Test Drive\n\nShares: 2.4 million\nIn this ad, professional NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon disguises himself as someone interested in buying a car, then takes one for a interesting test drive with an apparently unsuspecting salesman. The video was later revealed to be fake.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. Miami - Harlem Shake\n\nShares: 1.55 million\nThe Harlem Shake meme showed no sign of slowing down in March. In this rendition, NBA team Miami Heat took part in the viral craze.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Neft Vodka - Biting Elbows\n\nShares: 1 million\nIn this very violent, NSFW video, Neft Vodka takes you on a first-person POV thrill ride. It's difficult to tell that it's an ad at all.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Three - #DancePonyDance\n\nShares: 957,018\nWhat's better than Shetland ponies? Shetland ponies that dance to Fleetwood Mac, that's what.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. Fox - The Simpsons: Homer Shake\n\nShares: 669,689\nContinuing with the Harlem Shake meme, Fox created its own version with your favorite Simpsons characters to promote the show.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. Carlsberg - Friendship Test\n\nShares: 360,482\nBeer brand Carlsberg challenged its fans to call their friends in the middle of the night and put their loyalty to the test.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. Chanel - The Jacket\n\nShares: 294,197\nChanel gives a behind-the-scenes and historical look at the jacket's fashionable influence.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. Samsung - Introducing GALAXY S4\n\nShares: 264,057\nWith an uplifting piano ditty playing in the background, this ad from Samsung shows you all the specs and features of the new GALAXY S4.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9. Code.org - What Most Schools Don't Teach\n\nShares: 243,095\nTech luminaries from Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and other companies talk about the importance of coding education.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10. Dove - Men's Shampoo\n\nShares: 242,046\nDove sells shampoo for both men and women, but this Brazilian ad warns men to use the right one.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11. Audi - Paintball Duel\n\nShares: 121,005\nWhat happens when you mount paintball guns on top of two brand new 2013 RS 4 Avants and pin the drivers against each others? This high-energy ad.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12. Dead Man Down - Elevator Murder Experiment\n\nShares: 107,426\nWhat would happen if you walked into a murder in progress? Run away, call 911 or attack the attacker? This promo for the film Dead Man Down put unsuspecting people to the test.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13. Oreo - Separator Machine: David Neevel\n\nShares: 94,097\nWhat's your favorite part of an Oreo -- the cream, or the cookie? Physicist David Neevel invented a machine to separate them.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14. Melbourne Metro - Dumb Ways to Die\n\nShares: 92,023\nMetro-related deaths are a frequent issue in Melbourne, capital of the Australian state of Victoria. Melbourne Metro came up with this ad back in November 2012, and it's still making the charts.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15. McDonald's - Cuenta Conmigo\n\nShares: 91,950\nThis McDonald's ad pays homage to all the parents out there. It's in Spanish, but you don't have to understand the language to be moved.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n16. EA - Battlefield 4: 60-Second TV Trailer\n\nShares: 90,016\nIn line with some of the other action-packed ads on this list, this Battlefield 4 trailer surely got fans excited for the next iteration of the game.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n17. Microsoft Studios - Age of Empires II Announcement Trailer\n\nShares: 87,099\nClassic game Age of Empires II gets a reboot with new features that fans will love.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n18. GEICO - Dikembe Mutombo Commercial\n\nShares: 76,150\nDikembe Mutombo is happy when he blocks a shot, but not happier than Geico customers, according to this ad.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n19. Heineken - The Candidate\n\nShares: 74,457\nHeineken tries to switch up the interview process in this ad. Talk about throwing curveballs.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n20. Banco Sabadell - Som Sabadell Flashmob\n\nShares: 68,844\nFlash mobs are always exciting, but flash orchestras? Even better.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIt isn't easy for brands to duplicate the Super Bowl's advertising success in February, but with YouTube, they continued to revolutionize the ad industry with funny, action-packed and heartwarming video spots.\nMarch's most-shared ads comprised a diverse lot. Pepsi's ad of NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon taking an unsuspecting car salesman for a wild ride topped the chart with 2.4 million shares. It was followed by the Miami Heat's rendition of the Harlem Shake, proving the meme hasn't died out just yet.\nSEE ALSO: 10 Creative Social Media Resumes To Learn From\n\nYou'll also find a first-person POV video that doesn't even seem like an ad and an adorable Shetland pony moonwalking to Fleetwood Mac's \"Everywhere,\" among other videos.\nOur friends at Unruly Media compiled the list of the 20 most-shared YouTube ads for the month of March. Check out the gallery above to see what viewers found worthy of sharing.\nHomepage image courtesy of Flickr, Miles Wolstenholme"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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