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Pixelated text on a bright pink background with animated blue plus signs and dots appearing next to 'BESTIES' in the center.

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Pixelated text on a bright pink background with animated blue plus signs and dots appearing next to 'BESTIES' in the center.

Pixelated text on a bright pink background with animated blue plus signs and dots appearing next to 'BESTIES' in the center. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archiv…

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  • me+
  • niki+
  • ebay+
  • manthongs=manthongs=manthongs=
  • BESTIES+

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200806192257442136921975
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:30 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
531 bytes
Motion
Animated (9 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/1a/1a71ea5a686666267d537d33a35c343bb5643971e9b92066cc619875d976c892.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
1a71ea5a68666626
SHA-256
1a71ea5a686666267d537d33a35c343bb5643971e9b92066cc619875d976c892
Full source records (1)

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
200806192257442136921975
Archive entry
200806192257442136921975.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:30 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#200806192257442136921975.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200806192257442136921975.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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