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Four- of pixelated text over a blue circular background with green and pink floral patterns, each displaying purple blocky text

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Four- of pixelated text over a blue circular background with green and pink floral patterns, each displaying purple blocky text

Four- of pixelated text over a blue circular background with green and pink floral patterns, each displaying purple blocky text. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Ar…

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  • There's nothing I believe in more
  • than my own significance
  • So why does everybody think
  • my words can make a difference?

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200809271708361045296449
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:39 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
6.3 KB
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/99/996bbf73f87a0fbf4a3c7c5daecd7dd2524438f7b533de4f83c4825aef02f514.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
996bbf73f87a0fbf
SHA-256
996bbf73f87a0fbf4a3c7c5daecd7dd2524438f7b533de4f83c4825aef02f514
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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
200809271708361045296449
Archive entry
200809271708361045296449.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:39 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#200809271708361045296449.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200809271708361045296449.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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