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Pixelated text and symbols arranged in a pattern on a black background, with animated star and dot elements changing position across frames

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Pixelated text and symbols arranged in a pattern on a black background, with animated star and dot elements changing position across frames

Pixelated text and symbols arranged in a pattern on a black background, with animated star and dot elements changing position across frames. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from…

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  • 2 friends
  • 2 gether
  • 4 ever!!
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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080617204459280059983
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:30 UTC

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Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
658 bytes
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/8f/8f32903cbde38a4b62f90f4c4c7d0df0681f9185747f138db7465295f29f9014.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
8f32903cbde38a4b
SHA-256
8f32903cbde38a4b62f90f4c4c7d0df0681f9185747f138db7465295f29f9014
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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
20080617204459280059983
Archive entry
20080617204459280059983.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:30 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#20080617204459280059983.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080617204459280059983.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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