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Pixelated text and patterned background in two distinct animation states with alternating pink diamond shapes on light cyan.

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Pixelated text and patterned background in two distinct animation states with alternating pink diamond shapes on light cyan.

Pixelated text and patterned background in two distinct animation states with alternating pink diamond shapes on light cyan. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archiv…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20090106160756482573869
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:48 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
4.1 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/97/9705d627ca7548eacb7a2ee16f03cb9cdafdc313e99cd1ff8ce40e4e9d9e9af0.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
9705d627ca7548ea
SHA-256
9705d627ca7548eacb7a2ee16f03cb9cdafdc313e99cd1ff8ce40e4e9d9e9af0
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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
20090106160756482573869
Archive entry
20090106160756482573869.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:48 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#20090106160756482573869.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20090106160756482573869.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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