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names displayed in white pixelated text on a black background, with red highlights cycling through different names across frames

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names displayed in white pixelated text on a black background, with red highlights cycling through different names across frames

names displayed in white pixelated text on a black background, with red highlights cycling through different names across frames. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet A…

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  • Gerard
  • Mikey
  • Frank
  • Ray
  • Bob

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200905011356331450723698
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:57 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
747 bytes
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/96/963b8fe96f9d9710621d060455f6f8546b9e9752a850c3d88721b4bac15b5345.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
963b8fe96f9d9710
SHA-256
963b8fe96f9d9710621d060455f6f8546b9e9752a850c3d88721b4bac15b5345
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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
200905011356331450723698
Archive entry
200905011356331450723698.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:57 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#200905011356331450723698.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200905011356331450723698.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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