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Pixelated text and pink particles on black background with gray rectangle, displaying repeated phrases and animation effects.

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Pixelated text and pink particles on black background with gray rectangle, displaying repeated phrases and animation effects.

Pixelated text and pink particles on black background with gray rectangle, displaying repeated phrases and animation effects. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archi…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20070729200505848220395
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:35 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
1.3 KB
Motion
Animated (5 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/89/8953c9fc6148b4cc382c35a8cc047981d0c5faf166198cbe0208d0f2df75a8ef.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
8953c9fc6148b4cc
SHA-256
8953c9fc6148b4cc382c35a8cc047981d0c5faf166198cbe0208d0f2df75a8ef
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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
20070729200505848220395
Archive entry
20070729200505848220395.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:35 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#20070729200505848220395.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20070729200505848220395.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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