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A four- shows a swirling water background with text changes: 'LIFE' vertically on left, 'changes' in cyan top-right, and '<3' at bottom-left

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A four- shows a swirling water background with text changes: 'LIFE' vertically on left, 'changes' in cyan top-right, and '<3' at bottom-left

A four- shows a swirling water background with text changes: 'LIFE' vertically on left, 'changes' in cyan top-right, and '<3' at bottom-left. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon fro…

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  • LIFE
  • changes
  • <3

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080118145224308521120
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:10 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
6.2 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/03/031c35699e63e87cec932b6eeb704bd2c215ddb4939721079c5b661632cf3d60.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
031c35699e63e87c
SHA-256
031c35699e63e87cec932b6eeb704bd2c215ddb4939721079c5b661632cf3d60
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Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016) (internet-archive-franksicons-shared-2007-2016)

Kind
local-directory
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Type
Internet Archive tar preservation of the FranksIcons shared buddy-icon store
Title
20080118145224308521120
Archive entry
20080118145224308521120.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:10 UTC
Rights
mixed anonymous, fan, commercial, and copyrighted imagery; research/reference only by default
Slice
large cross-sectional user-shared AIM buddy-icon collection spanning personal identity, fandom, music, humor, relationships, moods, holidays, and internet culture

Original: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080118145224308521120.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080118145224308521120.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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