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I think that could be very useful and would add a lot of value to that sidebar block... this way people will be able to choose what content they want to see on that block.
It would certainly help make it more useful on a personal level. It would help make the profile updates of friends more visible on first glance. Not everyone cares what everyone else posts. But, most will want to see what their friends post.