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A static image with a blue background divided into four quadrants, each containing yellow text and a pixelated graphic in the top-left quadrant.

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A static image with a blue background divided into four quadrants, each containing yellow text and a pixelated graphic in the top-left quadrant.

A static image with a blue background divided into four quadrants, each containing yellow text and a pixelated graphic in the top-left quadrant. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon…

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  • Joe
  • Adamm
  • Joseph
  • ily
  • <3
  • Paul
  • Kevin
  • Jonas II
  • Nick
  • Jerry

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200809171303181147914323
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:39 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
3.5 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/34/34ffdbae30a3629a490f7d00d4db539449eb9b4ec0f183a8e8bb37e0bea2885e.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
34ffdbae30a3629a
SHA-256
34ffdbae30a3629a490f7d00d4db539449eb9b4ec0f183a8e8bb37e0bea2885e
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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
200809171303181147914323
Archive entry
200809171303181147914323.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:39 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#200809171303181147914323.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200809171303181147914323.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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