Icons are images that represent a world of emotions. While using instant messenger for conversations icons can lend a helping hand when words put you down. Words can hardly represent your state of mind. As the result there is lot of chances for the receiver at the other end to take your words for offense. You can indicate the meaning of the message through words and spirit behind them by adding icons to it. You get lot of innovative icons including animated icons for AIM conversations in various websites. There are free animated aim sports buddy icons and many more free icons packages that you can make use of. Even the sites that offer icons for sale also will have free animated aim sports buddy icons files or free cartoon icons files in their archive.