Hello
To get a background go to a website like
www.myspacemaster.net or
www.pimp-my-profile.com and choose a layout. Get the code and paste it here in the About me section (My profile-Personality). Scroll down and click on Save changes.
In the same way you can place graphics, widgets etc on your profile. The only task you have is pasting the code in one of the sections of Personality (About me, Who I'd like to meet, Interests)
It is also easy to add clips to your profile if you wish. Go to Youtube or other streaming site, pick the clip you want then on the right of the page you will find the Embed code you put here in the Movies or Music section.
You can create your own music playlist with the help of the
www.playlist.com site.
Always be carefull and click on Save changes after you added something on your profile!!
Regards