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A split-screen image with green and pink sections displaying repeated text and a star symbol, transitioning between two states.

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A split-screen image with green and pink sections displaying repeated text and a star symbol, transitioning between two states.

A split-screen image with green and pink sections displaying repeated text and a star symbol, transitioning between two states. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Arc…

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Action

Style

Color

Source terms

Objects

  • star symbol

Subjects

  • star symbol

Visible Text

  • S.H.L.
  • me.nick.lydia
  • J.A.C.
  • jaimee cook
  • B.FF.S

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Added to archive
July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20081011162158956545166
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:40 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
955 bytes
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/12/12ddc5535d494689fa8e2f3cd2c14c607cc6b38afc544d3d3aef047faa8e3ac6.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
12ddc5535d494689
SHA-256
12ddc5535d494689fa8e2f3cd2c14c607cc6b38afc544d3d3aef047faa8e3ac6
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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
20081011162158956545166
Archive entry
20081011162158956545166.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:40 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#20081011162158956545166.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20081011162158956545166.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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