Where to Find July 4th MySpace Layouts, Graphics and Backgrounds

The internet is filled with great places to find pictures to use as MySpace backgrounds. It's also a cinch to find MySpace layouts and comments. However, finding Holiday MySpace layouts can be a little more taxing. This is especially true for some of the holidays that aren't as heavily promoted. While July 4^th is a great time to have barbecue and see fireworks it hasn't yet given rise to a cottage industry of MySpace layouts. There are a few sites that offer access to July 4^th MySpace layouts. I have listed the sites in order of the quality of the backgrounds. I based my rankings on quality of images and use of graphics and color.

MySpace Layouts

All 4 Myspace

All 4 Myspace offers a vast array of really great Holiday layouts. These include a number of really well done Happy July 4^th and Patriotic layouts. Their use of color and graphic placement is very dramatic. A really great site to get your Happy July 4^th Myspace layouts or any other layout you might be interested in.

Go To My Codes

Go To My Codes was a little slow downloading on my computer but it was worth it. They had some of the cooler Happy July 4^th Myspace layouts. The layouts boast great graphics and bold use of color. These are really nice.

Hot Profile Plus

These guys have a few pretty nice Happy July 4^th layouts, including a Precious Memories one that is cute as a button. However, for my money it is this sites Patriotic layouts that give you the most bang for your buck. They don't say Happy July 4^th but they feature the flags and eagles and other cool graphics. They would work equally well for 4^th of July or any of the other patriotic holidays. Check them out, they update the layouts regularly

Myspace Graphics

Perhaps you don't want to change your Layout but you want to add some great graphics or send some really cool glitter comments to say Happy July 4^th to your long list of friends. I've listed two sites that I found during my research. There are hundreds, if not thousands more that also offer access to Happy July 4^th glitter graphics and comments.

Cool Holiday Graphics

Cool Holiday Graphics has a few Happy July 4^th Myspace layouts, but their true claim to fame is their patriotic glitter graphics and Happy July 4^th comments. In fact almost any site you visit has great Happy July 4^th comments. It is much easier to find the comments than it is to find layouts.

Glitter Graphics

Get you patriotic bling-bling on. Glitter Graphics is your one stop shop to make it shine. They live up to their name. For starters they have the coolest array of glitter graphics I've ever seen. To be quite honest they don't have any 4^th of July layouts but they got such great graphics until it's worth it to swing by and pick up a few.

Backgrounds

Just about any site you go to is going to offer at least some type of patriotic background which you can use to generate a Happy July 4^th layout. Almost all sites offer access to code generators that allow you to create layouts or use preexisting photos to create layouts. Yes you can use your own photos or photographs you find on the internet to create backgrounds for your 4^th of July Myspace layout or whatever you might be creating the layout for.

A Quick Word About Images

Most of us have, at one time or another used an image we found on the internet. However, because of the high visibility of Myspace, one has to be careful about copyright infringement. If you find a photo you like on someone's site and you want to use it, you should find out if that is allowable. People have been asked to remove photos from their sites or had charges of copyright infringement levied against them. To guard against this sort of thing you want to find sites that allow you to use photos for commercial use. There is some debate as to whether Myspace qualifies as commercial use. I say err on the side of caution and use the photos that allow for commercial use. Who wants to get their cool July 4^th site up only to have some one come along and make you take it down? Most of the free photo sites have some sort of licensing guidelines and require that you provide the photographer with attribution. Others allow you to not only use the image but to modify it to suit your needs. To learn more about attribution check out the Creative Commons tab at Flickr.com or go to http://creativecommons.org. Here's a list of some sites that offer photos for use.

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Flickr

Use the advanced search tab to select July 4^th photos that are licensed for commercial use under a creative commons license.

stock.xchng

Stock xchng bills itself as the largest free photo site on the internet so there's sure to be some thing cool.

Wikimedia Commons

My experience with Wikimedia commons is a little sketchy but they do have some great fireworks photos.

http://www.morguefile.com/

To be honest I haven't used MorgueFile, but during my research I found several cool fireworks and flag photos.

For a complete list of free photo sites check out Your Index. It provides a list of a number of free photo sites and what type of attribution has to be given if you are using the site. Most sites offer patriotic imagery. It is not as easy to find July 4^th specific images. However, with the right image, it is simple to create your own Happy July 4^th Myspace layout or background.