August 3, 2009 — The Text widget lets you insert text or HTML code into the sidebar of your blog. Learn more about it at the WordPress.com support page, or check out W3Schools excellent HTML tutorials to get your started.

August 3, 2009 — The Tag Cloud widget gathers the tags applied to your blog posts in a cloud, with the text varying according to the amount of posts that have a particular tag applied. Learn more about it at the WordPress.com support entry.

August 3, 2009 — The SocialVibe widget is a great way to support your favorite causes. Learn more about it in our WordPress.com support page.

August 3, 2009 — The search widget adds a search box to the sidebar of your blog.

August 3, 2009 — The RSS Widget makes adding updates from any RSS feed to the sidebar of your blog simple. To learn more about it check out our WordPress.com support video.

August 3, 2009 — The Recent Posts widget displays links to your most recently published content to the sidebar of your blog. Learn more about it on our WordPress.com support page.

August 3, 2009 — The Recent Comments widget displays the latest comments left on your blog, right in the sidebar. Learn more about it on our WordPress.com support page all about it.

August 3, 2009 — The Pages widget, as you’d expect, displays a list of your pages in the sidebar of your blog. Learn more about it on our dedicated WordPress.com support page.

August 3, 2009 — The Meta Widget adds login/logout capabilities to your sidebar, in addition to providing additional metalinks. Find out more about it on our dedicated WordPress.com support page

August 3, 2009 — The links widget displays any or selective links added via the Links menu to the sidebar of your blog. For more information check out our dedicated WordPress.com support page.