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Pixelated text and symbols on a black background with pink and white elements, showing repeated phrases and changing icons.

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Pixelated text and symbols on a black background with pink and white elements, showing repeated phrases and changing icons.

Pixelated text and symbols on a black background with pink and white elements, showing repeated phrases and changing icons. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080110124834543774163
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:09 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
479 bytes
Motion
Animated (9 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/73/7343037a6b0e8c9e2f7bc3de3b67d2ba767a9a89651e3bb0864eb63aadd58aff.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
7343037a6b0e8c9e
SHA-256
7343037a6b0e8c9e2f7bc3de3b67d2ba767a9a89651e3bb0864eb63aadd58aff
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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
20080110124834543774163
Archive entry
20080110124834543774163.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:09 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#20080110124834543774163.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080110124834543774163.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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