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A static image with a kaleidoscopic background of repeating purple, blue, green, and orange patterns featuring text fragments.

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A static image with a kaleidoscopic background of repeating purple, blue, green, and orange patterns featuring text fragments.

A static image with a kaleidoscopic background of repeating purple, blue, green, and orange patterns featuring text fragments. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Arch…

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  • FRIENDS
  • AND
  • Are There
  • With Them
  • Through All
  • You'll Stand Tall

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080703084558129853887
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:32 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
8.9 KB
Motion
Animated (6 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/ae/aed2af7b55486de3fe92b482ec066369f79f079ea0399693ce9c37c4d5c82656.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
aed2af7b55486de3
SHA-256
aed2af7b55486de3fe92b482ec066369f79f079ea0399693ce9c37c4d5c82656
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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
20080703084558129853887
Archive entry
20080703084558129853887.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:32 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#20080703084558129853887.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080703084558129853887.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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