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six text-based buddy icons with distinct backgrounds and color schemes, each displaying names or phrases in bold black lettering

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six text-based buddy icons with distinct backgrounds and color schemes, each displaying names or phrases in bold black lettering

six text-based buddy icons with distinct backgrounds and color schemes, each displaying names or phrases in bold black lettering. Animated 50×50 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet A…

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  • i luv my bffs!!!
  • amanda, rachel,
  • brittney, brianna,
  • joy, jena.
  • and of course, gabby!!!

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200805081307121462366165
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:25 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
50×50 pixels
File size
6.2 KB
Motion
Animated (5 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/9f/9f78e64340d8c93baa407690f0273f4f4004a8a84be51dee455fdd485803b438.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
9f78e64340d8c93b
SHA-256
9f78e64340d8c93baa407690f0273f4f4004a8a84be51dee455fdd485803b438
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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
200805081307121462366165
Archive entry
200805081307121462366165.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:25 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#200805081307121462366165.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200805081307121462366165.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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