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Pixelated pink background with red plus signs, displaying 'I :#9829; SOS !' text in black. Two identical frames show static content.

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Pixelated pink background with red plus signs, displaying 'I :#9829; SOS !' text in black. Two identical frames show static content.

Pixelated pink background with red plus signs, displaying 'I :#9829; SOS !' text in black. Two identical frames show static content. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Interne…

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  • text-based icon

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  • I
  • :#9829;
  • SOS
  • !

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
200802251709021913152287
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:16 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
637 bytes
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/d1/d186090adc23abf8f805004dd035716eec2a8d9d85e78e55e51c8e5ff872bd96.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
d186090adc23abf8
SHA-256
d186090adc23abf8f805004dd035716eec2a8d9d85e78e55e51c8e5ff872bd96
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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
200802251709021913152287
Archive entry
200802251709021913152287.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:16 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#200802251709021913152287.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#200802251709021913152287.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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