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Pixelated text displays names and 'BEST FRIENDS' on cyan background with visible pixelation and repetition across three

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Pixelated text displays names and 'BEST FRIENDS' on cyan background with visible pixelation and repetition across three

Pixelated text displays names and 'BEST FRIENDS' on cyan background with visible pixelation and repetition across three. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive Fr…

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  • HAT:KAY
  • KAR:ANNIE
  • SOF:LINDS
  • BEST FRIENDS
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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20070818122825423964176
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:39 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
547 bytes
Motion
Animated (9 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/76/7620d5010653800a5f0b04f02cb8f313e0f1af7d5b1dd171aac9b6fa5ad8d9b1.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
7620d5010653800a
SHA-256
7620d5010653800a5f0b04f02cb8f313e0f1af7d5b1dd171aac9b6fa5ad8d9b1
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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
20070818122825423964176
Archive entry
20070818122825423964176.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:39 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#20070818122825423964176.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20070818122825423964176.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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