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A pixelated image shows a person with dark hair against a blue background, next to a text block with yellow lettering on black.

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A pixelated image shows a person with dark hair against a blue background, next to a text block with yellow lettering on black.

A pixelated image shows a person with dark hair against a blue background, next to a text block with yellow lettering on black. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Arc…

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  • "Would You Sing My Song. At The Top Of Your Lungs..."

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20090118182814586532407
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:49 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
3.6 KB
Motion
Animated (2 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/3e/3ea2c5a31d8bcb485c531c2db39b7a54a9b6d5603b354841cc82f2bfd2190566.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
3ea2c5a31d8bcb48
SHA-256
3ea2c5a31d8bcb485c531c2db39b7a54a9b6d5603b354841cc82f2bfd2190566
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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
20090118182814586532407
Archive entry
20090118182814586532407.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:49 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#20090118182814586532407.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20090118182814586532407.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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