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Pixelated text and emoticons repeat across a black background with a grassy terrain border, showing partial visibility of the asset.

Pixelated text and emoticons repeat across a black background with a grassy terrain border, showing partial visibility of the asset. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Interne…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080321165523547169242
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:20 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
640 bytes
Motion
Animated (5 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/2e/2e127e50efa8ac9fa7b9ce99793e98902e48bfb2077e88a331e4e21f6ad29ff2.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
2e127e50efa8ac9f
SHA-256
2e127e50efa8ac9fa7b9ce99793e98902e48bfb2077e88a331e4e21f6ad29ff2
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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
20080321165523547169242
Archive entry
20080321165523547169242.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:20 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#20080321165523547169242.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080321165523547169242.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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