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Pixelated digital artwork with glowing '2008' text over a green and purple background, paired with blue pixel-art text on dark blue

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Pixelated digital artwork with glowing '2008' text over a green and purple background, paired with blue pixel-art text on dark blue

Pixelated digital artwork with glowing '2008' text over a green and purple background, paired with blue pixel-art text on dark blue. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Interne…

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  • HAPPY NEW YEAR!
  • '2008'
  • tryin To 4Ge
  • memories wi
  • ALWAYSZ
  • be in my
  • HEART<33
  • <33

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200712291335081113776331
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:07 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
2.6 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/3a/3af1a8abddaee7465c2adcbf023090361800e0b11fdfbc8ec7ee9478e6b32dd2.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
3af1a8abddaee746
SHA-256
3af1a8abddaee7465c2adcbf023090361800e0b11fdfbc8ec7ee9478e6b32dd2
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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
200712291335081113776331
Archive entry
200712291335081113776331.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:07 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#200712291335081113776331.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200712291335081113776331.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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