This site was an incredible resource and I've been recommending it to friends. Now it's gone! What happened? Please bring it back, it was great just how it was! I never got to download the app for my PDA. Is that available anywhere?

We need BuyBlue.org! Personally, how am I now supposed to make informed decisions about my buying and investing choices without BuyBlue.org?! I'm paralyzed regarding any upcoming investment choices and/or changes. HELP!!

I can't believe Buy Blue is gone! I regularly logged on to find out where to shop, where to stay, where to buy gas, etc. Why did they shut down?

BuyBlue is an extremely valuable resource. I hope this site returns- I used and need to use it frequently so I do not support certain parties and their policies which I strongly stand against.

the best thing you could do to truly maximize the potential of buyblue and to ensure it's legacy would be to FREE the data.

then other groups could riff on it. there's so much that could be done, and locking it behind a single non-profit is very limiting.

Thank you for your effort to revive this service.
Best of luck, and I'll spread the word.

BuyBlue.org was such a valuable site. I shared it with many friends and family who shared similar beliefs and told them how important it was to vote with their wallet.

I really hope this site returns!

BuyBlue.org was such a valuable site. I shared it with many friends and family who shared similar beliefs and told them how important it was to vote with their wallet.

I really hope this site returns!

Those of us who believe in supporting those companies & organizations that support the US Constitution, the working American, and civil and human rights have been devastated by the demise of BuyBlue. I would appreciate an update from whomever has the database and the abilities to keep us advised of corporate donations. We are all aware of WalMart & Home Depot...but, it is important that we do what we can. All we have is our pocketbook...but we are MANY!!! Don't let BuyBlue be a futile effort. Let us keep what they started going on for future electors. We must continue.

Hi, I'm very interested in starting up BuyBlue 2.0.

I'm a pretty experienced web and database developer (over a decade) and work in the technology sector.

I've developed business and activism web sites for several clients and for myself, and understand the issues (marketing, SEO, design, coding, cost, etc...) involved in running a website (one current one is TexasKaos.com).

If you guys are willing, I'd like to know more about what would be involved to take on the project. You would also probably want to make sure I was right for the job & stayed true to the vision of BuyBlue.

I hope that wasn't too presumptuous & I'm not trying to step on anyone's toes. Just thought I'd throw that out there.

Please let me know.

Thanks,
kp
TexasKaos.com

I hope the BuyBlue.org database has not been lost and that there can be some other way for people to get to it.
Meanwhile, for people in Orange County California,
There is this effort to compile a list of local alternatives to mega corporations:
http://dfa-oc.org/Ethical_Consumption_OC_Grid.htm
If you live in or do business in OC, I hope you can make use of it/share it/contribute to it.

It was with great distress that I recently found BuyBlue to be discontinued. While trying to defend my 'green' and 'blue' creds to some right-wing co-workers regarding my recent iPhone purchase I found myself without backing. How else can I convince these rethuglicans that I can save the Earth by purchasing a $500 telephone?

Someone please help.

i too was distraught to find out the best source for figuring out what parties companies support or their influence on the environment and how they treat their employees.

i find myself wondering if we could somehow do something to bring buyblue back to life? because everytime i buy something i'm always thinking, "Hmm i wonder what party my money is going to when i purchase things here." seriously, the format of the site was super user friendly and broken down really simply/sufficiently. bring buyblue back please!

Where did all the info go? Can you post is somewhere to access or provide the download for my ipod again?

I guess I need to take the bumber magnet off the two cars it is on! :-(

to read all these comments!

I was involved with BuyBlue extensively, as an original board member and web developer. I do hope Advomatic can bring the site back to life in some form... it was something I was very passionate about. I did have some issues with our methodology as it was, and think that it definitely should be tweaked in any future incarnations (for example, the "$500 donation to a Republican candidate can get a company branded as Red" problem).

The power to harness the opinions and reporting from ordinary citizens in order to rate companies has only gained steam since we launched the site, with this whole Web 2.0 stuff exploding in the past few years.

I am distressed to find the Buy Blue website defunct. It is so easy to feel politically helpless and insignificant, but Buy Blue gave me the information to support those companies who care about the same things as I do. I made numerous changes in my buying habits and feel more politically empowered. The broader focus on corporate behaviors in addition to political contributions is helpful. I hope I will continue to be able to use Buy Blue or it's reincarnation as a resource for buying decisions now and always.

Sincerely,

Todd Winnick

I wrote a few times about Buy Blue, used their references and supported it as well.

We need a place to readily look up companies to see who they support politically so we can make sound, wise purchases.

I was very sad to hear that Buy Blue, for whatever reason, had to shut its virtual doors. I found it to be such a wonderful, informative, and important site, providing a badly needed service. It was unique and an excellent way in which to keep tabs on what large corporations were doing with their PAC money, where they ranked on human rights, workers rights, and the environment... just to name a few.

I hope that this here blog helps to keep the Buy Blue torch burning. We need it, now more than ever.

Thank you, Buy Blue, for all you have done.

Anthony

buyblue.org was an invaluable tool that is certainly missed. It could have used some changes, but digging a little deeper, I always seemed to find the information I was looking for. I definitly hope somebody takes on the challenge of getting this site up and running again.

While buyblue appeared one of the few web sites that exposed Republican contributors, they did not take it far enough. I began my efforts to pressure GOP contributors with boycotts 8 years ago.

Look at my web sites.

http://www.dmocrats.org

http://endthewar.dmocrats.org

http://medicare.dmocrats.org

http://wage.dmocrats.org

I frequently used and recommended Buyblue.org to friends and colleagues to research companies and am truly sorry that it is no longer available. I hope that others will have the stamina and drive to take up the yoke.

Blue Real Estate (San Francisco) http://www.BlueRealEstateSF.com was happy to support BuyBlue.org through donations. I hope the new BuyBlue will allow politically responsible businesses to advertise on the site.

so sorry to find out that you are offline. Your site provided a real guide for responsible purchasing. I often referred to your site and recommended it to others.

I had no idea Buy Blue was in any kind of institutional difficulty. Was it a fundraising issue? Or did the activists involved simply decide to move along?

Blue Real Estate (San Francisco) www.bluerealestatesf.com happily supported BuyBlue.org through donations. We would like to have the opportunity to support the future BuyBlue.org through advertising on the site. It seems to me the new site could be self-sustaining if it received advertising revenue from progressive businesses.

we used this site for everything and shared it with everyone. not enough people knew of the site and when (not if) you bring it back, let's get the word out better!

I hope somewhere there can be a site that will easily give us the information that was contained on the BuyBlue site. I used it to shape where my purchasing dollars went. I chose to shop at stores that either were non-political in donations or those that were progressive. I liked to shop at stores that paid their help a living wage even if I paid a few cents more for the same item.

I will miss BuyBlue. It was a great tool for me to ensure that I did mistakenly help fund any Socialist leaning enterprises that only serve the interests of liberal elites in their quest to damage the conservative values that have made America great. At least I can take solace in the fact that since the site has now "moved on" and went the way of Air America; there just must not be enough widespread interest in continuing such a misguided movement. One can only hope Pelosi and her crowd will be next!

Well, that's a downer. I loved that site. Do whatever you can to revive it.

I really do hope this information gets back up. I used it quite a bit and it did influence my decisions. It was a great resource. I am very sad it's now longer around. How do we make sure this information is available again?

I am really disapointed that this web site went under. It seems to me that since the politicians are bought by business it is really important that they know someone is watching. buyblue.org was like a essential reference work. A dictionary or a thesaurus.

I'd like to help build and expand the buyblue info and concept. I've got 20 years of Business Intelligence, Portal, Report Design and Database Design experience. I could build the databases and create a portal showing customizable reports and graphs so that people could use the data as well as include their own ratings of companies.

What can we do to help get it back up and running? I used Buy Blue at least weekly and recommended it often to find ethical sources of products and jobs. It was a quick reference if a company was mentioned in the news (to have a better idea of why they did what they did).

Green/sustainability ratings would be a great thing to have too... if we're wishing here!

PLEASE BRING BACK BUY BLUE!!!!

I'm an American citizen living abroad and I often buy American products online. It's extemely important to me that my purchases do not contribute to companies whose policies negatively affect their employees, the nation, and the environment.

It is a terrible shame that this great resource has been shuttered. Can you post it as it was, or even continue development with support? Get Raven's list, email us, I'm sure at least some of us could kick in a few bucks for hosting.

Do you know any other talented web types that would be able to donate some time & expertise? With both the Cobb report & Buy Blue shuttered, there is a void in the web.

Thank You for taking over the files, please, repost them.

I would hope that all the information BuyBlue collected will not be lost!

I loved the site, even though I wouldn't label myself as blue. I used it's rankings of companies that are ethical to buy from. It is a shame this isn't going to be around anymore.

A book published in 2006 by progressive company PoliPointPress entitled "the Blue Pages" has political donations and even more info on companies than were listed at buyblue.org The information is neatly listed and indexed. Thousands of companies are listed!

I usually checked the site when I needed to shop or find a bank, etc. I even checked it when considering companies to work for. I depended on the site for information and was stunned and disappointed when I logged on tonight to look up the name of that progressive company that is an alternative to AAA, and Buy Blue was gone! Please, please continue it. It was a great and reliable resource. I found that being informed consumer/citizen was powerful and patronizing companies that supported Democratic causes made me happy. Please bring it back. Thank you.

What's the scoop? What is it going to take? Do we need a sugardaddy to fund a full time person to keep it going? While we are at it, can we ad a marketing budget to help publicize it? I believe Buy Blue is a crucially important resource to help align peoples purchases with their ideals. It's also an important way to influence how business is conducted in this country, and possibly worldwide.

This was a great resource and I often shared what I learned about different companies with others. I hope you can keep it going!