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Fred Wilson called out for a blogroll today and Arjun Ram commented, saying

Fred, You already sort of have it. If you ever commented on a blog entry that you have it at http://www.backtype.com/fredwilson

With 5000+ comments you do have a blogroll, now if you can get backtype to make it available as a widget than u have it!

It wont be comprehensive but it will have quality!

We followed Arjun’s suggestion and made a blogroll widget, which is now available for users on the widgets page. It orders blogs based on the number of comments you’ve published on them. It looks similar to our previous widgets (one of which is featured right here on this blog), and as usual, it’s fully customizable using CSS.

Have an idea for another widget? Let us know!

We’ve released another widget that allows you to display search results on your blog or other website. For example, you can show comments that mention your name, company name, products, services and other search terms that interest you and your readers.

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Several people have been asking for a way to display their latest comments on their blog, so today we’re releasing two widgets for bloggers and other website owners. Both widgets are stretch-to-fit, designed to fit in the sidebar of a blog. For those who want to change the appearance or contents of our widgets, you can easily do so with a few lines of CSS.

Here are the widgets that are available:

• My Latest Comments (on this blog)
• My Shared Comments

You can see the latest comments made using our official BackType profile in the right hand column of this blog. Visit the widgets page to learn more, or login and learn how you can add widgets to your site with a single line of HTML.

If there’s something else you want for your blog, let us know.