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Animated icon with blue and green abstract shapes on dark background, red text 'blinded' at top left, 'by' at top right, and 'The Light' at bottom left.

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Animated icon with blue and green abstract shapes on dark background, red text 'blinded' at top left, 'by' at top right, and 'The Light' at bottom left.

Animated icon with blue and green abstract shapes on dark background, red text 'blinded' at top left, 'by' at top right, and 'The Light' at bottom left. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM bud…

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
2007072511294533670410
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:33 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
4.4 KB
Motion
Animated (3 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/b0/b04bc527368deb32a4e85db1a5fbc9d8def8b34867824bfe8ee91b40d8bb90ac.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
b04bc527368deb32
SHA-256
b04bc527368deb32a4e85db1a5fbc9d8def8b34867824bfe8ee91b40d8bb90ac
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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
2007072511294533670410
Archive entry
2007072511294533670410.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 14:33 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#2007072511294533670410.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#2007072511294533670410.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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