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A static image with multiple names overlaid on a repeating background of 'besties for life' text and hand-drawn heart shapes.

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A static image with multiple names overlaid on a repeating background of 'besties for life' text and hand-drawn heart shapes.

A static image with multiple names overlaid on a repeating background of 'besties for life' text and hand-drawn heart shapes. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archi…

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  • Jared
  • Jae Jae
  • Sierra
  • Lydia
  • SammyRoop
  • besties for life

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080105145006609149952
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:08 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
6.2 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/93/93068d5708a18bc4b77887544bcca97413a3b355836100dd5ceb741c34f65da8.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
93068d5708a18bc4
SHA-256
93068d5708a18bc4b77887544bcca97413a3b355836100dd5ceb741c34f65da8
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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
20080105145006609149952
Archive entry
20080105145006609149952.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:08 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#20080105145006609149952.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080105145006609149952.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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