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Pixelated text displays 'iconator DOT com is better[:', with blue and black background sections shifting between frames.

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Pixelated text displays 'iconator DOT com is better[:', with blue and black background sections shifting between frames.

Pixelated text displays 'iconator DOT com is better[:', with blue and black background sections shifting between frames. Animated 48×48 GIF AIM buddy icon from Internet Archive Fr…

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  • iconator
  • DOT
  • com
  • is
  • better[:]

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July 12, 2026

Internet Archive FranksIcons Shared Buddy Icons (2007-2016)

Source title
20080407055306637401492
Era
Late-2000s to Mid-2010s Shared Buddy Icons
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:22 UTC

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Technical archive details
Format
GIF
Dimensions
48×48 pixels
File size
718 bytes
Motion
Animated (4 frames)
Added to archive
July 12, 2026
Relative path
icons/e7/e7e72d9ebf4f1cec1c0685c4a3f31e796b90fe66619474cd2c2e3f09ad5a4e4d.gif
Media type
image/gif
Archive ID
e7e72d9ebf4f1cec
SHA-256
e7e72d9ebf4f1cec1c0685c4a3f31e796b90fe66619474cd2c2e3f09ad5a4e4d
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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
20080407055306637401492
Archive entry
20080407055306637401492.gif
Observed
July 12, 2026 at 15:22 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#20080407055306637401492.gif Download: https://archive.org/download/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016.tar#20080407055306637401492.gif Page: https://archive.org/details/franksicons.com-shared-buddy-icons-2007-2016

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