Google Tops Nike for Most Online Video Shares in 2012

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Google's videos have always attracted a mass following on the Internet, partly thanks to the tech giant's massive online ecosystem. But the company truly broke through in 2012, with the hugely viral "Project Glass" clip helping make it the most successful social video brand of 2012, as judged by shares, according to Unruly Media.

Google's videos were shared 5.89 million times, an increase of almost 200 percent for the company over 2011. The "Project Glass" clip, which demonstrated a prototype of eyeglass Internet connectivity, earned more than 1 million shares on its own.

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