VidMate was more than a tool. It was a social currency. It bridged the gap between the connected and the unconnected. In 2008, data was scarce, but desire was abundant. VidMate understood that waiting for a video to buffer was a form of poverty. Downloading was freedom.
"You're doing it wrong," she said, pulling a small, cracked Nokia N95 from her pocket. "You need VidMate." vidmate 2008
And somewhere, in a forgotten folder on an old hard drive, there is still a 240p MP4 of a boy listening to Eminem in the dark, grinning like he’s touched the future. VidMate was more than a tool
And then, it happened.