TheStreet Inactive 10-K5 Mar 152014 FY Annual reportFinancial data

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Document_And_Entity_Informatio

Document And Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Feb. 27, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	THESTREET, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	1080056
Current Fiscal Year End Date	-19
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Trading Symbol	TST
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		34,819,232
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	FALSE
Document Period End Date	31-Dec-14
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float			$77

CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE_SHEETS

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$32,459,009	$45,443,759
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $318,141 as of December 31, 2014 and $202,207 as of December 31, 2013	5,103,899	4,502,344
Marketable securities	2,009,240	9,426,875
Other receivables	549,933	299,687
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	987,693	1,167,029
Restricted cash	639,750	139,750
Total current assets	41,749,524	60,979,444
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $4,003,538 as of December 31, 2014 and $9,212,676 as of December 31, 2013	2,926,825	3,381,572
Marketable securities	1,560,000	3,670,860
Other assets	77,052	21,800
Goodwill	44,810,467	27,997,286
Other intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $12,896,782 as of December 31, 2014 and $13,817,447 as of December 31, 2013	20,147,209	11,681,815
Restricted cash	661,250	1,161,250
Total assets	111,932,327	108,894,027
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	2,474,737	2,352,521
Accrued expenses	6,279,082	4,338,423
Deferred revenue	26,427,816	22,122,763
Other current liabilities	1,241,508	957,741
Total current liabilities	36,423,143	29,771,448
Deferred tax liability	728,899	288,000
Other liabilities	6,910,175	4,671,421
Total liabilities	44,062,217	34,730,869
Stockholders' Equity
Convertible preferred stock; $0.01 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 5,500 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013; the aggregate liquidation preference as of December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 totals $55,000,000	55	55
Common stock; $0.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 41,967,369 shares issued and 34,727,641 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2014, and 41,058,246 shares issued and 34,044,339 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2013	419,674	410,582
Additional paid-in capital	271,943,049	273,861,536
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-227,476	-178,183
Treasury stock at cost 7,239,728 shares as of December 31, 2014 and 7,013,907 shares as of December 31, 2013	-12,908,943	-12,364,460
Accumulated deficit	-191,356,249	-187,566,372
Total stockholders' equity	67,870,110	74,163,158
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$111,932,327	$108,894,027

CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE_SHEETS_Pa

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Allowance for doubtful accounts (in dollars)	$318,141	$202,207
Accumulated depreciation and amortization (in dollars)	4,003,538	9,212,676
Accumulated amortization (in dollars)	12,896,782	13,817,447
Convertible preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.01	$0.01
Convertible preferred stock, shares authorized	10,000,000	10,000,000
Convertible preferred stock, shares issued	5,500	5,500
Convertible preferred stock, shares outstanding	5,500	5,500
Convertible preferred stock, aggregate liquidation preference (in dollars)	$55,000,000	$55,000,000
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.01	$0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	41,967,369	41,058,246
Common stock, shares outstanding	34,727,641	34,044,339
Treasury stock, shares	7,239,728	7,013,907

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_OPE

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $)	12 Months Ended
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Net revenue:
Subscription services	$48,035,953	$43,549,359	$37,149,143
Media	13,017,265	10,901,052	13,571,660
Total net revenue	61,053,218	54,450,411	50,720,803
Operating expense:
Cost of services	31,730,740	27,431,566	24,886,142
Sales and marketing	15,600,129	14,453,465	13,395,328
General and administrative	13,946,681	12,218,964	13,637,895
Depreciation and amortization	3,179,377	3,768,536	5,512,299
Restructuring and other charges	0	385,610	6,589,792
Loss (gain) on disposition of assets	0	187,434	-232,989
Total operating expense	64,456,927	58,445,575	63,788,467
Operating loss	-3,403,709	-3,995,164	-13,067,664
Net interest income	88,993	209,463	352,713
Net loss before income taxes	-3,314,716	-3,785,701	-12,714,951
Provision for income taxes	475,161	0	0
Net loss	-3,789,877	-3,785,701	-12,714,951
Preferred stock cash dividends	385,696	0	192,848
Net loss attributable to common stockholders	($4,175,573)	($3,785,701)	($12,907,799)
Basic and diluted net loss per share:
Net loss attributable to common stockholders (in dollars per share)	($0.12)	($0.11)	($0.39)
Cash dividends declared and paid per common share	$0.10	$0	$0.05
Weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding (in Shares)	34,370,843	33,725,317	32,710,018

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_COM

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (USD $)	12 Months Ended
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Net loss	($3,789,877)	($3,785,701)	($12,714,951)
Foreign currency translation gain	58,768	0	0
Unrealized (loss) gain on marketable securities	-108,061	-49,189	265,606
Comprehensive loss	($3,839,170)	($3,834,890)	($12,449,345)

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_STO

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (USD $)	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Series B Preferred Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	$88,144,448	$384,616	$55	$270,230,246	($394,600)	($11,010,149)	($171,065,720)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2011		38,461,595	5,500			-6,330,407
Unrealized gain/loss on marketable securities	265,606	0	0	0	265,606	0	0
Foreign currency translation gain	0
Exercise and issuance of equity grants	-964,112	13,189	0	-13,189	0	-964,112	0
Exercise and issuance of equity grants (in shares)		1,318,873	0			-497,309
Issuance of Common Stock	135,000	750	0	134,250	0	0	0
Issuance of Common Stock (in shares)		75,000	0			0
Stock-based consideration for services	2,420,928	0	0	2,420,928	0	0	0
Common stock cash dividends	-1,636,236	0	0	-1,636,236	0	0	0
Preferred stock cash dividends	-192,848	0	0	-192,848	0	0	0
Net loss	-12,714,951	0	0	0	0	0	-12,714,951
Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	75,457,835	398,555	55	270,943,151	-128,994	-11,974,261	-183,780,671
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2012		39,855,468	5,500			-6,827,716
Unrealized gain/loss on marketable securities	-49,189	0	0	0	-49,189	0	0
Foreign currency translation gain	0
Exercise and issuance of equity grants	-315,833	7,939	0	66,427	0	-390,199	0
Exercise and issuance of equity grants (in shares)		793,949	0			-186,191
Issuance of Common Stock for acquisition	780,863	4,088	0	776,775	0	0	0
Issuance of Common Stock for acquisition (in shares)		408,829	0			0
Stock-based consideration for services	2,075,183	0	0	2,075,183	0	0	0
Net loss	-3,785,701	0	0	0	0	0	-3,785,701
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	74,163,158	410,582	55	273,861,536	-178,183	-12,364,460	-187,566,372
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013		41,058,246	5,500			-7,013,907
Unrealized gain/loss on marketable securities	-108,061	0	0	0	-108,061	0	0
Foreign currency translation gain	58,768	0	0	0	58,768	0	0
Exercise and issuance of equity grants	-241,506	9,092	0	293,885	0	-544,483	0
Exercise and issuance of equity grants (in shares)		909,123	0			-225,821
Stock-based consideration for services	1,774,761	0	0	1,774,761	0	0	0
Common stock cash dividends	-3,601,437	0	0	-3,601,437	0	0	0
Preferred stock cash dividends	-385,696	0	0	-385,696	0	0	0
Net loss	-3,789,877	0	0	0	0	0	-3,789,877
Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$67,870,110	$419,674	$55	$271,943,049	($227,476)	($12,908,943)	($191,356,249)
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014		41,967,369	5,500			-7,239,728

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_CAS

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)	12 Months Ended
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net loss	($3,789,877)	($3,785,701)	($12,714,951)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Stock-based compensation expense	1,774,761	1,681,988	2,198,713
Provision for doubtful accounts	189,992	22,859	329,870
Depreciation and amortization	3,179,377	3,768,536	5,512,299
Deferred tax	440,899	0	0
Restructuring and other charges	0	393,195	1,396,695
Deferred rent	-325,147	-322,533	-319,958
Loss (gain) on disposition of assets	0	187,434	-232,989
Noncash barter activity	0	20,000	183,270
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	189,008	1,509,138	1,125,158
Other receivables	573,028	951,116	-677,601
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	268,677	296,012	-294,567
Other assets	14,138	-6,675	39,556
Accounts payable	73,567	-1,463,684	1,116,374
Accrued expenses	979,331	-1,384,257	-2,519,154
Deferred revenue	-144,069	517,882	-1,100,272
Other current liabilities	212,149	114,950	-240,830
Other liabilities	-83,749	-21,908	24,000
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	3,552,085	2,478,352	-6,174,387
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchase of marketable securities	0	0	-41,151,130
Sale and maturity of marketable securities	9,420,434	22,247,394	34,812,021
Purchase of The Deal, LLC	0	0	-5,430,063
Purchase of assets from DealFlow Media, Inc.	0	-1,764,716	0
Purchase of Management Diagnostics Limited	-19,922,072	0	0
Capital expenditures	-1,931,173	-1,118,679	-1,327,746
Proceeds from the disposition of assets	0	71,881	249,300
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	-12,432,811	19,435,880	-12,847,618
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Cash dividends paid on common stock	-3,476,893	0	-1,636,236
Cash dividends paid on preferred stock	-385,696	0	-192,848
Restricted cash	0	0	660,370
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options	302,977	74,366	0
Proceeds from the sale of common stock	0	0	135,000
Shares withheld on RSU vesting to pay for withholding taxes	-544,483	-390,199	-964,112
Net cash used in financing activities	-4,104,095	-315,833	-1,997,826
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	71	0	0
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	-12,984,750	21,598,399	-21,019,831
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	45,443,759	23,845,360	44,865,191
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	32,459,009	45,443,759	23,845,360
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash payments made for interest	$0	$0	$30,028
Noncash investing and financing activities:
Stock issued for business combination	0	780,863	0

Organization_Nature_of_Busines

Organization, Nature of Business and Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]	(1) Organization, Nature of Business and Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies

	Organization and Nature of Business

	TheStreet, Inc. together with its wholly owned subsidiaries (“TheStreet”, “we”, “us” or the “Company”), is a leading digital financial media company focused on the financial and mergers and acquisitions environment. The Company’s collection of digital services provides users, subscribers and advertisers with a variety of content and tools through a range of online, social media, tablet and mobile channels. Our mission is to provide investors and advisors with actionable ideas from the world of investing, finance and business, and dealmakers with sophisticated analysis of the mergers and acquisitions environment, in order to break down information barriers, level the playing field and help all individuals and organizations grow their wealth. With a robust suite of digital services, TheStreet offers the tools and insights needed to make informed decisions about earning, investing, saving and spending money. Since its inception in 1996, TheStreet believes it has distinguished itself from other financial media companies with its journalistic excellence, unbiased approach and interactive multimedia coverage of the financial markets, economy, industry trends, investment and financial planning.

	Substantially all of the Company’s revenue in 2014, 2013 and 2012 was generated from customers in the United States. During 2014, 2013 and 2012, substantially all of the Company’s long-lived assets were located in the United States.

	Use of Estimates

	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically and the effects of revisions are reflected in the consolidated financial statements in the period they are deemed to be necessary. Significant estimates made in the accompanying consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, the following:

		⋅	useful lives of intangible assets,

		⋅	useful lives of fixed assets,

		⋅	the carrying value of goodwill, intangible assets and marketable securities,

		⋅	allowances for doubtful accounts and deferred tax assets,

		⋅	accrued expense estimates,

		⋅	reserves for estimated tax liabilities,

		⋅	estimates in connection with the allocation of the purchase price of Management Diagnostics Limited, The Deal, LLC and certain assets acquired from DealFlow Media, Inc. to the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed,

		⋅	certain estimates and assumptions used in the calculation of the fair value of equity compensation issued to employees,

		⋅	restructuring charges, and

		⋅	the calculation of a contingent earn-out payment from the acquisition of Management Diagnostics Limited.

	Consolidation

	The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and include the accounts of TheStreet, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

	Revenue Recognition

	The Company generates its revenue primarily from subscription services and media.

	Subscription services revenue is comprised of subscriptions, licenses and fees for access to securities investment information, stock market commentary, rate services, director and officer profiles, relationship capital management services, and transactional information pertaining to the mergers and acquisitions environment. Subscriptions are generally charged to customers’ credit cards or are directly billed to corporate subscribers. These are generally billed in advance on a monthly or annual basis. The Company calculates net subscription revenue by deducting from gross revenue an estimate of potential refunds from cancelled subscriptions as well as chargebacks of disputed credit card charges. Net subscription revenue is recognized ratably over the subscription periods. Deferred revenue relates to payments for subscription fees for which revenue has not been recognized because services have not yet been provided.

	Subscription services revenue is subject to estimation and variability due to the fact that, in the normal course of business, subscribers may, for various reasons contact us or their credit card companies to request a refund or other adjustment for a previously purchased subscription. With respect to many of our annual newsletter subscription products, we offer the ability to receive a refund during the first 30 days but none thereafter. Accordingly, we maintain a provision for estimated future revenue reductions resulting from expected refunds and chargebacks related to subscriptions for which revenue was recognized in a prior period. The calculation of this provision is based upon historical trends and is reevaluated each quarter. The provision was not material for the three years ended December 31, 2014.

	Media revenue includes fees charged for the placement of advertising and sponsorships within TheStreet and our affiliated properties, and our subscription and institutional services, and is recognized as the advertising or sponsorship is displayed, provided that collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured. Media revenue also includes revenue generated from syndication and licensing of data as well as other miscellaneous, non-subscription related sources.

	Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

	The Company considers all short-term investment-grade securities with original maturities of three months or less from the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. The Company has a total of approximately $1.3 million of cash that serves as collateral for outstanding letters of credit, which cash is classified as restricted. The letters of credit serve as security deposits for the Company’s office space.

	Property and Equipment

	Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization. Property and equipment are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The estimated useful life of computer equipment, computer software and telephone equipment is three years and of furniture and fixtures is five years. Leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the respective lease term or the estimated useful life of the asset. If the useful lives of the assets differ materially from the estimates contained herein, additional costs could be incurred, which could have an adverse impact on our expenses.

	Product Database

	Product databases consist of data on companies and individuals which is indexed to allow subscribers to search and view the content online or as deployed, and include the costs incurred by company employees to originally research, key and index the content and the fair value allocated to content databases in business acquisitions. The Company amortizes content databases on a straight-line basis over a ten year period. Costs to maintain the content databases are expensed as incurred.

	Capitalized Software and Website Development Costs

	The Company expenses all costs incurred in the preliminary project stage for software developed for internal use and capitalizes all external direct costs of materials and services consumed in developing or obtaining internal-use computer software in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 350, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (“ASC 350”). In addition, for employees who are directly associated with and who devote time to internal-use computer software projects, to the extent of the time spent directly on the project, the Company capitalizes payroll and payroll-related costs of such employees incurred once the development has reached the applications development stage. For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, the Company capitalized software development costs totaling approximately $408 thousand, $289 thousand and $401 thousand, respectively. All costs incurred for upgrades, maintenance and enhancements that do not result in additional functionality are expensed.

	The Company also accounts for its Website development costs under ASC 350, which provides guidance on the accounting for the costs of development of company Websites, dividing the Website development costs into five stages: (1) the planning stage, during which the business and/or project plan is formulated and functionalities, necessary hardware and technology are determined, (2) the Website application and infrastructure development stage, which involves acquiring or developing hardware and software to operate the Website, (3) the graphics development stage, during which the initial graphics and layout of each page are designed and coded, (4) the content development stage, during which the information to be presented on the Website, which may be either textual or graphical in nature, is developed, and (5) the operating stage, during which training, administration, maintenance and other costs to operate the existing Website are incurred. The costs incurred in the Website application and infrastructure stage, the graphics development stage and the content development stage are capitalized; all other costs are expensed as incurred. Amortization of capitalized costs will not commence until the project is completed and placed into service. For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, the Company capitalized Website development costs totaling approximately $1.2 million, $443 thousand and $100 thousand, respectively.

Capitalized software and Website development costs are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the software or Website, which varies based upon the applicable project. Total amortization expense was approximately $428 thousand, $743 thousand and $1.5 million, for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Goodwill and Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets

Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price over the value assigned to the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets of businesses acquired. Under the provisions of ASC 350, goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are required to be tested for impairment on an annual basis and between annual tests whenever indications of impairment exist. We perform our annual impairment tests of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets as of September 30 each year. Impairment exists when the carrying amount of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets exceed their implied fair value, resulting in an impairment charge for this excess.

The Company evaluates goodwill for impairment using a two-step impairment test approach at the Company level, as the Company is considered to operate as a single reporting unit. In the first step, the fair value of the Company is compared to its book value, including goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets. If the fair value of the Company is less than the book value, a second step is performed that compares the implied fair value of the Company's goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets to the book value of the goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets. The fair value for the goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets is determined based on the difference between the fair value of the Company and the net fair values of identifiable assets and liabilities. If the fair value of the goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets is less than the book value, the difference is recognized as impairment.

ASU 2011-08, Testing for Goodwill Impairment (“ASU 2011-08”) permits an entity to make a qualitative assessment of whether it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying amount before applying the two-step goodwill impairment test. If an entity concludes it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, it need not perform the two-step impairment test. During 2014, the Company elected not to apply the qualitative assessment under this guidance and continued to apply the quantitative assessment in its evaluating of goodwill for impairment.

In testing for impairment of goodwill, the fair value of the Company was estimated using a market approach for the valuation of our common stock, based upon actual prices of the Company’s Common Stock, and the income approach for the estimated fair value of the Company’s outstanding Preferred Shares. The Company also performed an income approach to confirm the reasonableness of the common stock market approach by using the discounted cash flow method. Based upon annual impairment tests performed as of September 30, 2014 and 2013, no impairment was indicated as the Company’s fair value, inclusive of a control premium, exceeded its book value by approximately 62% and 51%, respectively. The fair value of the Company’s outstanding Preferred Shares requires significant judgments, including the estimation of the amount of time until a liquidation event occurs as well as an appropriate cash flow discount rate. Further, in assigning a fair value to the Company’s Preferred Stock, the Company also considered that the preferred shareholders are entitled to receive a $55 million liquidation preference upon liquidation or dissolution of the Company or upon any change of control event. Additionally, the holders of the Preferred Shares are entitled to receive dividends and to vote as a single class together with the holders of the Common Stock on an as-converted basis and, provided certain preferred share ownership levels are maintained, are entitled to representation on the Company’s board of directors and may unilaterally block issuance of certain classes of capital stock, the purchase or redemption of certain classes of capital stock, including Common Stock (with certain exceptions) and any increases in the per-share amount of dividends payable to the holders of the Common Stock. A decrease in the price of the Company’s Common Stock, or changes in the estimated value of the Company’s Preferred Shares, could materially affect the determination of the fair value and could result in an impairment charge to reduce the carrying value of goodwill, which could be material to the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

In testing for impairment of indefinite-lived intangible asset, the Company determined the fair value using the relief-from-royalty method. This analysis calculated the fair value as the present value of the future expenses avoided by owning the indefinite-lived trade name rather than having to license its use. The Company selected an appropriate royalty rate by reviewing licensing transactions for similar trade names and by considering the profitability associated with its operations. Based upon the analysis, the Company concluded that the book value of its indefinite-lived trade name was not impaired as the fair value exceeded its book value by approximately 165%.

Additionally, the Company evaluates the remaining useful lives of intangible assets each year to determine whether events or circumstances continue to support their useful life. There have been no changes in useful lives of intangible assets for each period presented.

Long-Lived Assets

The Company evaluates long-lived assets, including amortizable identifiable intangible assets, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Upon such an occurrence, recoverability of assets is measured by comparing the carrying amount of an asset to forecasted undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Management does not believe that there was any impairment of long-lived assets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for its income taxes in accordance with ASC 740-10, Income Taxes (“ASC 740-10”). Under ASC 740-10, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their tax bases. ASC 740-10 also requires that deferred tax assets be reduced by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized based on all available positive and negative evidence. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, we maintained a full valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets due to our prior history of pre-tax losses and uncertainty about the timing of and ability to generate taxable income in the future and our assessment that the realization of the deferred tax assets did not meet the “more likely than not” criterion under ASC 740-10.

ASC 740-10 also prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. Differences between tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and the benefit recognized and measured pursuant to the interpretation are referred to as “unrecognized benefits.” A liability is recognized for an unrecognized tax benefit because it represents an enterprise’s potential future obligation to the taxing authority for a tax position that was not recognized as a result of applying the provisions of ASC 740-10. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, no liability for unrecognized tax benefits was required to be recorded. Interest costs related to unrecognized tax benefits would be classified within “Net interest income” in the consolidated statements of operations. Penalties would be recognized as a component of “General and administrative” expenses. There is no interest expense or penalty related to tax uncertainties reported in the consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 or 2012.

Deferred tax assets pertaining to windfall tax benefits on the exercise of share awards and the corresponding credit to additional paid-in capital are recorded if the related tax deduction reduces tax payable. The Company has elected the “with-and-without approach” regarding ordering of windfall tax benefits to determine whether the windfall tax benefit did reduce taxes payable in the current year. Under this approach, the windfall tax benefits would be recognized in additional paid-in capital only if an incremental tax benefit is realized after considering all other tax benefits presently available to the Company.

The Company files income tax returns in the United States (federal), and in various state and local jurisdictions, as well as in the United Kingdom and India. In most instances, the Company is no longer subject to federal, state and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years prior to 2011, and is not currently under examination by any federal, state or local jurisdiction. It is not anticipated that unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts of accounts and other receivables, accounts payable, accrued expenses and deferred revenue approximate fair value due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.

Business Concentrations and Credit Risk

Financial instruments that subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash. The Company maintains all of its cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash in six financial institutions, and performs periodic evaluations of the relative credit standing of these institutions. As of December 31, 2014, the Company’s cash, cash equivalents and restricted stock primarily consisted of money market funds and checking accounts.

For the years ending December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, no individual client accounted for 10% or more of consolidated revenue. As of December 31, 2014 no individual client accounted for more than 10% of our gross accounts receivable balance. As of December 31, 2013, one client accounted for more than 10% of our gross accounts receivable balance.

The Company’s customers are primarily concentrated in the United States and Europe, and we carry accounts receivable balances. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations, generally does not require collateral, and establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon factors surrounding the credit risk of customers, historical trends and other information. To date, actual losses have been within management’s expectations.

Other Comprehensive Loss

Comprehensive loss is a measure which includes both net loss and other comprehensive loss. Other comprehensive loss results from items deferred from recognition into the statement of operations. Accumulated other comprehensive loss is separately presented on the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss and on both the Company's consolidated balance sheet and as part of the consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity. Other comprehensive loss consists of unrealized gains and losses on marketable securities classified as available for sale as well as foreign currency translation adjustments from subsidiaries where the local currency is the functional currency.

Foreign Currency

The functional currency of the Company’s international subsidiaries is the local currency. The financial statements of these subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars using period-end rates of exchange for assets and liabilities, historical rates of exchange for equity, and average rates of exchange for the period for revenue and expense. Translation gains (losses) are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss as a component of stockholders’ equity.

Net Loss Per Share of Common Stock

Basic net loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares and potential common shares outstanding during the period, so long as the inclusion of potential common shares does not result in a lower net loss per share. Potential common shares consist of restricted stock units (using the treasury stock method), the incremental common shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options (using the treasury stock method), and the conversion of the Company’s convertible preferred stock and warrants (using the if-converted method). Such warrants to purchase Common Stock all expired during the fourth quarter of 2012. For the years ended December 31, 2014 2013 and 2012, approximately 5.2 million, 4.2 million and 3.3 million unvested restricted stock units, vested and unvested options and warrants to purchase Common Stock, respectively, were excluded from the calculation, as their effect would result in a lower net loss per share.

Advertising Costs

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, advertising expense totaled approximately $3.0 million, $2.9 million and $2.9 million, respectively.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation under ASC 718-10, Share Based Payment Transactions (“ASC 718-10”). This requires that the cost resulting from all share-based payment transactions be recognized in the financial statements based upon estimated fair values.

Stock-based compensation expense recognized for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was approximately $1.8 million, $2.1 million and $2.4 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2014, there was approximately $3.3 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense remaining to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.7 years.

Stock-based compensation expense recognized in our consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 includes compensation expense for all share-based payment awards based upon the estimated grant date fair value. We recognize compensation expense for share-based payment awards on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award. As stock-based compensation expense recognized in the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 is based upon awards ultimately expected to vest, it has been reduced for estimated forfeitures. We estimate forfeitures at the time of grant which are revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.

The Company estimates the value of stock option awards on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. This determination is affected by the Company’s stock price as well as assumptions regarding expected volatility, risk-free interest rate, and expected dividends. Because option-pricing models require the use of subjective assumptions, changes in these assumptions can materially affect the fair value of the options. The assumptions presented in the table below represent the weighted-average value of the applicable assumption used to value stock option awards at their grant date. In determining the volatility assumption, the Company used a historical analysis of the volatility of the Company’s share price for the preceding period equal to the expected option lives. The expected option lives, which represent the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding, were estimated based upon the “simplified” method for “plain-vanilla” options. The risk-free interest rate assumption was based upon observed interest rates appropriate for the term of the Company’s stock option awards. The dividend yield assumption was based on the history and expectation of future dividend payouts. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as expense over the requisite service periods. Our estimate of pre-vesting forfeitures is primarily based on our historical experience and is adjusted to reflect actual forfeitures as the options vest. The weighted-average grant date fair value per share of stock option awards granted during the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $0.44, $0.63 and $0.48, respectively, using the Black-Scholes model with the following weighted-average assumptions:

		For the Year Ended December 31,
		2014		2013		2012
Expected option lives		3.6 years		3.7 years		3.5 years
Expected volatility		35.54	%	40.11	%	50.67	%
Risk-free interest rate		1.11	%	0.85	%	0.56	%
Expected dividends		4.22	%	0	%	4.27	%

The value of each restricted stock unit awarded is equal to the closing price per share of the Company’s Common Stock on the date of grant. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as expense over the requisite service periods. The weighted-average grant date fair value per share of restricted stock units granted during the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $2.23, $2.06 and $1.77, respectively.

As stock-based compensation expense is based upon awards ultimately expected to vest, it has been reduced for estimated forfeitures. The Company estimates forfeitures at the time of grant which are revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.

The Company utilizes the alternative transition method for calculating the tax effects of stock-based compensation. Under the alternative transition method the Company established the beginning balance of the additional paid-in capital pool (“APIC pool”) related to the tax effects of employee stock-based compensation and then determines the subsequent impact on the APIC pool and cash flows of the tax effects of employee stock-based compensation awards that are outstanding.

2007 Performance Incentive Plan

In 2007, the Company adopted the 2007 Plan, whereby executive officers, directors, employees and consultants may be eligible to receive cash or equity-based performance awards based on set performance criteria.

In 2014, 2013 and 2012, the Compensation Committee granted short-term cash performance awards, payable to certain officers upon the Company’s achievement of specified performance goals for such year. The target short-term cash bonus opportunities for officers reflected a percentage of the officer’s base salary. The short-term cash incentives were based upon achievement of certain financial targets (which, depending upon the year, related to revenue or expense, as defined by the Compensation Committee). Potential payout with respect to each measure was zero if a threshold percentage of the target was not achieved and a sliding scale thereafter, subject to a cap, starting at a figure less than 100% if the threshold was achieved but the target was not met and ending at a figure above 100% if the target was exceeded. Short-term incentives of approximately $918 thousand, $599 thousand and $577 thousand were deemed earned with respect to the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Services Agreement

On November 13, 2012, the Company entered into a Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) in which a third-party granted TheStreet an exclusive right to sell and serve advertisement and e-commerce on certain of their personal finance Websites. The agreement terminated on May 31, 2013. TheStreet supported the Websites by providing personal finance content, various promotion and advertisements on TheStreet’s Websites, and marketing and accounting support. Under the Agreement, the Company reimbursed this third party for certain expenses, subject to specified limits. Both parties shared in the profits generated by the partnership, after TheStreet recouped the aggregate amount paid to the third party in addition to certain sales, marketing, editorial and operational costs incurred by the Company.

In accordance with the ASC 808, “Accounting for Collaborative Agreement,” a participant in a collaborative arrangement must report the costs incurred and revenues generated on sales to third parties at gross or net amounts, depending on whether the participant is the principal or the agent in the transaction. Based on the facts and circumstances with regards to the Agreement, the Company has determined that it is the Principal in this Agreement for all advertising sold by the Company. With respect to the advertising and e-commerce revenue generated by the third party, the Company treats this as a reimbursement of expenses paid. For the periods ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 the Company recognized $264 thousand in net expense reimbursements and $218 thousand in net expense, respectively, reflected in cost of sales on the consolidated statement of operations related to this agreement.

Preferred Stock

The Company applies the guidance in ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) when determining the classification and measurement of its convertible preferred shares. Preferred shares subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as liability instruments and are measured at fair value. Accordingly the Company classifies conditionally redeemable preferred shares (if any), which includes preferred shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control, as temporary equity. At all other times, the Company classifies its preferred shares as a component of stockholders’ equity.

The Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock does not feature any redemption rights within the holders’ control or conditional redemption features not solely within the Company’s control as of December 31, 2014. Accordingly, the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is presented as a component of stockholders’ equity.

Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated subsequent events for recognition or disclosure.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers ("ASU 2014-09"). ASU 2014-09 requires that an entity recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 is applicable for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods therein, and can be applied either retrospectively to each period presented or as a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. We are currently evaluating the impact that adopting this new accounting standard will have on our consolidated financial statements and have not yet determined the method by which we will adopt the standard in 2017.

Reclassifications

During the three months ended December 31, 2014, the Company started to report capitalized Website and software development costs as Other Intangibles, net, rather than as Property and Equipment, net. During the three months ended June 30, 2013, the Company started to report certain miscellaneous other revenue items, such as webinars and conferences, as Media rather than Subscription Services revenue. These items and certain other prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.

Acquisitions

Acquisitions	12 Months Ended
Acquisitions	Dec. 31, 2014
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]	(2) Acquisitions

	Management Diagnostics Limited

	On October 31, 2014, the Company acquired all of the outstanding share capital of Management Diagnostics Limited (“MDL”), a privately held company headquartered in London, England. MDL is the owner of BoardEx, an institutional relationship capital management database and platform. Clients, including investment banks, consultancies and law firms use BoardEx to leverage their relationships and facilitate business and corporate development initiatives. The company was founded in 1999 and has offices in London, New York and Chennai, India. MDL’s employees and BoardEx have been incorporated into The Deal, a business unit of TheStreet that serves corporate dealmakers with analysis of mergers and acquisitions, private equity and restructuring. BoardEx’s proprietary people data will be combined with The Deal’s newsroom and transaction data, allowing subscribers to easily network with the very people they read about in The Deal’s exclusive editorial content. The acquisition of BoardEx advances the strategic objectives of TheStreet by increasing both institutional content and subscribers. These factors contributed to a purchase price in excess of the fair value of net tangible and intangible assets acquired from The Deal, and as a result, the Company recorded $16.8 million of goodwill in connection with this transaction. The goodwill is not deductible for income tax purposes.

	The Company paid cash consideration of approximately $22.1 million at closing, of which $1.5 million was placed in escrow which will be used to secure indemnity obligations for a period of 24 months. Additionally, the Company assumed net liabilities approximating $5.0 million, inclusive of a potential earn-out payable in 2018 based on 2017 net revenue of BoardEx’s existing products and services. Concurrent with the signing of the agreement, the Company also purchased warranty insurance from Pembroke Syndicate 4000 at Lloyds with a policy limit of $5 million dollars, subject to a deductible.

	The results of operations of MDL are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014 from October 31, 2014, the date of the acquisition. The following table summarizes the consideration paid and the amounts of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date. The fair value estimates for the assets and liabilities were based upon preliminary calculations and valuations and our estimates and assumptions for each of these are subject to change as we obtain additional information for our estimates during the measurement period, a period not to exceed 12 months from the acquisition date. Changes to amounts recorded as assets or liabilities may result in a corresponding adjustment to goodwill.

			Amortization Life
			(in years)			Amount
	Accounts receivable, net					$	997,161
	Other receivables						750,434
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets						91,598
	Property and equipment, net						153,060
	Other assets						109,000
	Identifiable intangible assets:
	- Customer relationships			10			3,670,000
	- Database			10			5,130,000
	- Trade name			6			310,000
	Accounts payable						-50,135
	Accrued expenses						-956,156
	Deferred revenue						-4,367,717
	Other current liabilities						-40,516
	Other liabilities						-2,687,838
	Total identifiable net assets						3,108,891
	Goodwill						16,813,181
	Cash consideration, net of cash acquired					$	19,922,072

	Acquisition related costs totaling $1.5 million are included in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2014.

	The DealFlow Report, The Life Settlements Report and the PrivateRaise database

	On April 19, 2013, the Company acquired The DealFlow Report, The Life Settlements Report and the PrivateRaise database (the “DealFlow” acquisition) from DealFlow Media, Inc. These newsletters and database, and the employees providing their content, have been incorporated into The Deal, TheStreet’s institutional platform. The Company paid cash consideration of approximately $2.0 million, of which $195 thousand was held back to be used to secure indemnity obligations for a period of one year, and issued 408,829 unregistered shares of the Company’s common stock, having a value on the closing date of approximately $781 thousand. Additionally, the Company assumed net liabilities of approximately $726 thousand. The acquisition was not significant and pro forma financial information was not required. The results of operations of DealFlow are included in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014, and for the year ended December 31, 2013 from April 19, 2013, the date of the acquisition.

	The Deal, LLC

	On September 11, 2012, the Company acquired 100% of the equity of The Deal, LLC (“The Deal”). The Deal is a digital platform that delivers sophisticated coverage of the mergers and acquisitions environment, primarily through The Deal Pipeline, a leading provider of transactional information services. The purchase price of the acquisition was approximately $5.8 million. Additionally, the Company assumed net liabilities approximating $5.0 million. The results of operations of The Deal are included in the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, and for the year ended December 31, 2012 from September 11, 2012, the date of the acquisition.

	The following table summarizes the consideration paid and the amounts of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed recognized at the acquisition date.

			Amortization Life
			(in years)			Amount
	Accounts receivable, net					$	765,357
	Other receivables						315,322
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets						168,492
	Property and equipment, net						729,400
	Identifiable intangible assets:
	- Subscriber relationships			10			2,960,000
	- Database			10			3,170,000
	- Software			5			685,000
	- Trade name			10			480,000
	- Advertiser relationships			6			70,000
	Restricted cash						301,000
	Accounts payable						-391,992
	Accrued expenses						-1,368,270
	Deferred revenue						-3,761,210
	Other current liabilities						-361,659
	Total identifiable net assets						3,761,440
	Goodwill						1,668,623
	Total consideration					$	5,430,063

	Acquisition related costs totaling $0.4 million are included in general and administrative expenses in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Proforma Information

Unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information is presented below as if the acquisitions of MDL and The Deal had occurred on the first day of the earliest period presented. The results have been adjusted to account for the amortization of acquired intangible assets, to reclassify a defined benefit plan actuarial gain recorded by MDL within the statement of operations to accumulated other comprehensive income in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, to eliminate interest expense related to short term notes payable to related parties of The Deal, which liabilities were not assumed by the Company, and deal acquisition costs. The pro forma information presented below does not purport to present what actual results would have been if the acquisitions had occurred at the beginning of such periods, nor does the information project results for any future period. The unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information should be read in conjunction with the historical financial information of the Company included in this report, as well as the historical financial information included in other reports and documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 is as follows:

		For the Year Ended December 31,
		2014			2013			2012
Total Revenue		$	69,554,714		$	63,979,231		$	67,334,719
Net Loss		$	-1,505,531		$	-2,814,915		$	-15,421,564
Basic and diluted net loss per share		$	-0.04		$	-0.08		$	-0.47

Net_Loss_Per_Share

Net Loss Per Share	12 Months Ended
Net Loss Per Share	Dec. 31, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Earnings Per Share [Text Block]	(3) Net Loss Per Share

	Basic net loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares and potential common shares outstanding during the period, so long as the inclusion of potential common shares does not result in a lower net loss per share. Potential common shares consist of restricted stock units (using the treasury stock method), the incremental common shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options (using the treasury stock method), and the conversion of the Company’s convertible preferred stock and warrants (using the if-converted method). Such warrants to purchase Common Stock all expired during the fourth quarter of 2012. For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, approximately 5.2 million, 4.2 million and 3.3 million unvested restricted stock units, vested and unvested options and warrants to purchase Common Stock, respectively, were excluded from the calculation, as their effect would result in a lower net loss per share.

	The following table reconciles the numerator and denominator for the calculation.
		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2014		2013		2012
	Basic and diluted net loss per share
	Numerator:
	Net loss	$	3,789,877	$	3,785,701	$	12,714,951
	Preferred stock cash dividends		385,696		-		192,848
	Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share – Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$	4,175,573	$	3,785,701	$	12,907,799

	Denominator:
	Weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding		34,370,843		33,725,317		32,710,018

	Basic and diluted net loss per share:
	Net loss	$	0.11	$	0.11	$	0.38
	Preferred stock cash dividends		0.01		-		0.01
	Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$	0.12	$	0.11	$	0.39

Cash_and_Cash_Equivalents_Mark

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities and Restricted Cash	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Marketable Securities [Text Block]	(4) Cash and Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities and Restricted Cash

	The Company’s cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash primarily consist of money market funds and checking accounts. Marketable securities consist of investment grade corporate bonds and two municipal auction rate securities (“ARS”) issued by the District of Columbia with a par value of approximately $1.9 million. As of December 31, 2014, the total fair value of these marketable securities was approximately $3.6 million and the total cost basis was approximately $3.9 million. As of December 31, 2013, the total fair value of these marketable securities was approximately $13.1 million and the total cost basis was approximately $13.3 million. With the exception of the ARS, the maximum maturity for any investment is three years. The ARS mature in the year 2038. The Company accounts for its marketable securities in accordance with the provisions of ASC 320-10. The Company classifies these securities as available for sale and the securities are reported at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income and excluded from net loss as they are deemed temporary. Additionally, the Company has a total of approximately $1.3 million of cash that serves as collateral for outstanding letters of credit, and which cash is therefore restricted. The letters of credit serve as security deposits for the Company’s office space.

		As of December 31,
		2014		2013
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	32,459,009	$	45,443,759
	Current and noncurrent marketable securities		3,569,240		13,097,735
	Current and noncurrent restricted cash		1,301,000		1,301,000
	Total cash and cash equivalents, current and noncurrent marketable securities and current and noncurrent restricted cash	$	37,329,249	$	59,842,494

Fair_Value_Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	12 Months Ended
Fair Value Measurements	Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]	(5) Fair Value Measurements

	The Company measures the fair value of its financial instruments in accordance with ASC 820-10, which refines the definition of fair value, provides a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. ASC 820-10 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the reporting date. The statement establishes consistency and comparability by providing a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques into three broad levels, which are described below:

		•	Level 1: Inputs are quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (these are observable market inputs).

		•	Level 2: Inputs are inputs other than quoted market prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability (includes quoted market prices for similar assets or identical or similar assets in markets in which there are few transactions, prices that are not current or vary substantially).

		•	Level 3: Inputs are unobservable inputs that reflect the entity’s own assumptions in pricing the asset or liability (used when little or no market data is available).

	Financial assets and liabilities included in our financial statements and measured at fair value are classified based on the valuation technique level in the table below:

			As of December 31, 2014
	Description:		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	Cash and cash equivalents (1)		$	32,459,009	$	32,459,009	$	—	$	—
	Restricted cash (1)			1,301,000		1,301,000		—		—
	Marketable securities (2)			3,569,240		2,009,240		—		1,560,000
	Contingent earn-out (3)			2,602,105		—		—		2,602,105
	Total at fair value		$	39,931,354	$	35,769,249	$	—	$	4,162,105

			As of December 31, 2013
	Description:		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	Cash and cash equivalents (1)		$	45,443,759	$	45,443,759	$	—	$	—
	Restricted cash (1)			1,301,000		1,301,000		—		—
	Marketable securities (2)			13,097,735		11,517,735		—		1,580,000
	Total at fair value		$	59,842,494	$	58,262,494	$	—	$	1,580,000

	(1) Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, totaling approximately $33.8 million and $46.7 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, consists primarily of money market funds and checking accounts for which we determine fair value through quoted market prices.

	(2) Marketable securities consist of investment grade corporate bonds for which we determine fair value through quoted market prices. Marketable securities also consist of two municipal ARS issued by the District of Columbia having a fair value totaling approximately $1.6 million and $1.6 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Historically, the fair value of ARS investments approximated par value due to the frequent resets through the auction process. Due to events in credit markets, the auction events, which historically have provided liquidity for these securities, have been unsuccessful. The result of a failed auction is that these ARS holdings will continue to pay interest in accordance with their terms at each respective auction date; however, liquidity of the securities will be limited until there is a successful auction, the issuer redeems the securities, the securities mature or until such time as other markets for these ARS holdings develop. For each of our ARS, we evaluate the risks related to the structure, collateral and liquidity of the investment, and forecast the probability of issuer default, auction failure and a successful auction at par, or a redemption at par, for each future auction period. Temporary impairment charges are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, whereas other-than-temporary impairment charges are recorded in our consolidated statement of operations. As of December 31, 2014, the Company determined there was a decline in the fair value of its ARS investments of $290 thousand from its cost basis, which was deemed temporary and was included within accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income. The Company used a discounted cash flow and market approach model to determine the estimated fair value of its investment in ARS. The assumptions used in preparing the discounted cash flow model include estimates for interest rate, timing and amount of cash flows and expected holding period of ARS.

	(3) Contingent earn-out represents additional purchase consideration payable to the former shareholders of Management Diagnostiocs Limited based upon the achievement of specific 2017 audited revenue benchmarks. The probability of achieving each benchmark is based on Managements assessment of the projected 2017 revenue. The present value of each probability weighted payment was calculated by discounting the probability weighted payment by the corresponding present value factor.

	The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance for the Company’s marketable securities measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3):

			Marketable
			Securities
	Balance December 31, 2012		$	1,540,000
	Change in fair value of investment			40,000
	Balance December 31, 2013			1,580,000
	Change in fair value of investment			-20,000
	Balance December 31, 2014		$	1,560,000

			Contingent Earn-Out
	Balance December 31, 2013		$	-
	Addition			2,602,105
	Balance December 31, 2014		$	2,602,105

Property_and_Equipment

Property and Equipment	12 Months Ended
Property and Equipment	Dec. 31, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]	(6) Property and Equipment

	Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization. Property and equipment are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The estimated useful life of computer equipment is three years and furniture and fixtures is five years. Leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the respective lease term or the estimated useful life of the asset. If the useful lives of the assets differ materially from the estimates contained herein, additional costs could be incurred, which could have an adverse impact on our expenses.

	Property and equipment as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 consists of the following:

		As of December 31,
		2014		2013
	Computer equipment	$	1,456,483	$	6,465,698
	Furniture and fixtures		2,072,289		2,726,959
	Leasehold improvements		3,401,591		3,401,591
			6,930,363		12,594,248
	Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		4,003,538		9,212,676
	Property and equipment, net	$	2,926,825	$	3,381,572

	Depreciation and amortization expense for the above noted property and equipment was approximately $912 thousand, $1.4 million and $2.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Company does not include depreciation and amortization expense in cost of services, sales and marketing or general and administrative expense.

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	12 Months Ended
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]	(7) Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

	The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

	Balance as of December 31, 2012	$	25,726,239
	Acquisition of The DealFlow Report, The Life Settlements Report and the PrivateRaise database		2,271,047
	Balance as of December 31, 2013		27,997,286
	Acquisition of Management Diagnostics Limited		16,813,181
	Balance as of December 31, 2014	$	44,810,467

	The Company’s goodwill and other intangible assets and related accumulated amortization as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 consist of the following:

		As of December 31,
		2014		2013
	Total goodwill	$	44,810,467	$	27,997,286
	Other intangible assets not subject to amortization:
	Trade name	$	720,000	$	720,000
	Total other intangible assets not subject to amortization		720,000		720,000
	Other intangible assets subject to amortization:
	Customer relationships		14,462,136		10,792,136
	Software models		1,988,194		1,988,194
	Noncompete agreement		130,000		130,000
	Product databases		8,619,588		3,367,000
	Trade names		810,000		500,000
	Capitalized website and software development		6,153,648		7,841,507
	Domain names		160,425		160,425
	Total other intangible assets subject to amortization		32,323,991		24,779,262
	Less accumulated amortization		-12,896,782		-13,817,447
	Net other intangible assets subject to amortization		19,427,209		10,961,815
	Total other intangible assets	$	20,147,209	$	11,681,815

	Intangible assets were established through business acquisitions and internally developed capitalized website and software development costs. Definite-lived intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over a weighted-average period of approximately 9.9 years for customer relationships, 4.7 years for software models, 3.0 years for noncompete agreements, 9.9 years for product databases and 8.3 years for trade names.

	Amortization expense totaled approximately $2.3 million, $2.4 million and $2.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The estimated amortization expense for the next five years is as follows:

	For the Years
	Ended
	December 31,	Amount
	2015	$	2,627,643
	2016		3,270,039
	2017		3,020,491
	2018		1,729,226
	2019		1,717,425
	Thereafter		7,062,385
	Total	$	19,427,209

Accrued_Expenses

Accrued Expenses	12 Months Ended
Accrued Expenses	Dec. 31, 2014
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]	(8) Accrued Expenses

	Accrued expenses as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 consist of the following:

		As of December 31,
		2014		2013
	Payroll and related costs	$	2,544,215	$	1,672,891
	Professional fees		890,567		470,423
	Tax related		666,102		206,508
	Business development		467,876		697,049
	Advertising		334,295		401,301
	Other liabilities		1,376,027		890,251
	Total accrued expenses	$	6,279,082	$	4,338,423

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes	Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]	(9) Income Taxes

	The Company accounts for its income taxes in accordance with ASC 740-10. Under ASC 740-10, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their tax bases. ASC 740-10 also requires that deferred tax assets be reduced by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized based on all available positive and negative evidence.

	The Company had approximately $149 million and $156 million of federal and state net operating loss carryforwards as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The Company has a full valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets as management concluded that it was more likely than not that the Company would not realize the benefit of its deferred tax assets by generating sufficient taxable income in future years. The Company expects to continue to provide a full valuation allowance until, or unless, it can sustain a level of profitability that demonstrates its ability to utilize these assets.

	Subject to potential Section 382 limitations as discussed below, the federal losses are available to offset future taxable income through 2034 and expire from 2019 through 2034. Since the Company does business in various states and each state has its own rules with respect to the number of years losses may be carried forward, the state net operating loss carryforwards expire from 2015 through 2034. The net operating loss carryforwards as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 include approximately $16 million and $15 million, respectively, related to windfall tax benefits for which a benefit would be recorded to additional paid in capital when realized.

	In accordance with Section 382 of the Internal Revenue code, the ability to utilize the Company’s net operating loss carryforwards could be limited in the event of a change in ownership and as such a portion of the existing net operating loss carryforwards may be subject to limitation.

	The Company is subject to federal, state and local corporate income taxes. The components of the provision for income taxes reflected on the consolidated statements of operations from continuing operations are set forth below:

		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2014			2013			2012
		(in thousands)
	Current taxes:
	U.S. federal	$	8		$	-		$	-
	State and local		8			-			-
	Foreign		18			-			-
	Total current tax expense	$	34		$	-		$	-

	Deferred taxes:
	U.S. federal	$	382		$	-		$	-
	State and local		59			-			-
	Foreign		-			-			-
	Total deferred tax expense	$	441		$	-		$	-

	Total tax expense	$	475		$	-		$	-

	A reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate to the Company's effective income tax rate is set forth below:

		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2014				2013				2012
	U.S. statutory federal income tax rate		34	%			34	%			34	%
	State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit		1.1				6.3				6.3
	Effect of permanent differences		-9.7				-2.9				-0.8
	Change to valuation allowance		-37.4				-37.4				-39.7
	Foreign rate tax differential		-2.3				-				-
	Other		0				0				0.2
	Effective income tax rate		-14.3	%			0	%			0	%

	Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when such differences are expected to reverse. Significant components of the Company's net deferred tax assets and liabilities are set forth below:

		As of December 31,
		2014			2013

		(in thousands)
	Deferred tax assets:
	Operating loss carryforward	$	63,553		$	62,992
	Windfall tax benefit carryforward		-5,332			-5,243
	Capital loss carryforward		28			30
	Goodwill		-			285
	Intangible assets		628			1,195
	Accrued expenses		1,753			1,677
	Depreciation		953			693
	Other		1,894			2,050
	Total deferred tax assets		63,477			63,679
	Deferred tax liabilities:
	Goodwill		-455			-
	Trademarks		-274			-288
	Total deferred tax liabilities		-729			-288
	Less: valuation allowance		-63,477			-63,679
	Net deferred tax liability	$	-729		$	-288

The Company has no uncertain tax positions pursuant to ASC 740-10 for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012.

Stockholders_Equity

Stockholders' Equity	12 Months Ended
Stockholders' Equity	Dec. 31, 2014
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]	(10) Stockholders’ Equity

	Convertible Preferred Stock

	Securities Purchase Agreement

	On November 15, 2007, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with TCV VI, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and TCV Member Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (collectively, the “Purchasers”).

	Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Company sold the Purchasers an aggregate of 5,500 shares of its newly-created Series B convertible preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Series B Preferred Stock”), that are immediately convertible into an aggregate of 3,856,942 shares of its Common Stock at a conversion price of $14.26 per share, and warrants (the “Warrants”) to purchase an aggregate of 1,157,083 shares of Common Stock for $15.69 per share. The consideration paid for the Series B Preferred Stock and the Warrants was $55 million. As of December 31, 2014, no Series B Preferred Stock has been converted and the warrants have expired without any shares having been purchased. The Series B Preferred Stock has not been registered and the Company has not registered the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock.

	Investor Rights Agreement

	On November 15, 2007, the Company also entered into an Investor Rights Agreement with the Purchasers (the “Investor Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which, among other things, the Company agreed to grant the Purchasers certain registration rights including the right to require the Company to file a registration statement within 30 days to register the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock and upon exercise of the Warrants and to use its reasonable best efforts to cause the registration to be declared effective within 90 days after the date the registration is filed. To date, no such request has been made.

	Certificate of Designation

	Pursuant to a Certificate of Designation for the Series B Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designation”) filed by the Company with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on November 15, 2007: (i) the Series B Preferred Stock has a purchase price per share equal to $10,000 (the “Original Issue Price”); (ii) in the event of any Liquidation Event (as defined in the Certificate of Designation), the holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to receive, prior to any distribution to the holders of the Common Stock, an amount per share equal to the Original Issue Price, plus any declared and unpaid dividends; (iii) the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock have the right to vote on any matter submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company and are entitled to vote that number of votes equal to the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of such holders’ shares of Series B Preferred Stock; (iv) for so long as 40% of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock remain outstanding, the holders of a majority of such shares will have the right to elect one person to the Company’s board of directors; (v) the Series B Preferred Stock automatically converts into an aggregate of 3,856,942 shares of Common Stock in the event that the Common Stock trades on a trading market at or above a closing price equal to $28.52 per share for 90 consecutive trading days and any demand registration previously requested by the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock has become effective; and (vi) so long as 30% of the shares of the currently-outstanding Series B Preferred Stock remain outstanding, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of such shares will be necessary to take any of the following actions: (a) authorize, create or issue any class or classes of our capital stock ranking senior to, or on a parity with (as to dividends or upon a liquidation event) the Series B Preferred Stock or any securities exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, any now or hereafter authorized capital stock ranking senior to, or on a parity with (as to dividends or upon a liquidation event) the Series B Preferred Stock (including, without limitation, the issuance of any shares of Series B Preferred Stock (other than shares of Series B Preferred Stock issued as a stock dividend or in a stock split)); (b) any increase or decrease in the authorized number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock; (c) any amendment, waiver, alteration or repeal of our certificate of incorporation or bylaws in a way that adversely affects the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series B Preferred Stock; (d) the payment of any dividends (other than dividends paid in the capital stock of the Company or any of its subsidiaries) in excess of $0.10 per share per annum on the Common Stock unless after the payment of such dividends we have unrestricted cash (net of all indebtedness for borrowed money, purchase money obligations, promissory notes or bonds) in an amount equal to at least two times the product obtained by multiplying the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding at the time such dividend is paid by the liquidation preference; and (e) the purchase or redemption of: (1) any Common Stock (except for the purchase or redemption from employees, directors and consultants pursuant to agreements providing us with repurchase rights upon termination of their service with us) unless after such purchase or redemption we have unrestricted cash (net of all indebtedness for borrowed money, purchase money obligations, promissory notes or bonds) equal to at least two times the product obtained by multiplying the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding at the time such dividend is paid by the liquidation preference; or (2) any class or series of now or hereafter of our authorized stock that ranks junior to (upon a liquidation event) the Series B Preferred Stock.

	Treasury Stock

	In December 2000, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $10 million of the Company’s Common Stock, from time to time, in private purchases or in the open market. In February 2004, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the resumption of the stock repurchase program (the “Program”) under new price and volume parameters, leaving unchanged the maximum amount available for repurchase under the Program. However, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, voting separately as a single class, is necessary for the Company to repurchase its Common Stock (except as described above). During the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company did not purchase any shares of Common Stock under the Program. Since inception of the Program, the Company has purchased a total of 5,453,416 shares of Common Stock at an aggregate cost of approximately $7.3 million.

	In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Company’s 2007 Plan, and certain procedures adopted by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, in connection with the exercise of stock options by certain of the Company’s employees, and the issuance of shares of Common Stock in settlement of vested restricted stock units, the Company may withhold shares in lieu of payment of the exercise price and/or the minimum amount of applicable withholding taxes then due. Through December 31, 2014, the Company had withheld an aggregate of 1,574,704 shares which have been recorded as treasury stock. In addition, the Company received an aggregate of 208,270 shares as partial settlement of the working capital and debt adjustment from the acquisition of Corsis Technology Group II LLC and 3,338 shares as partial settlement of the working capital adjustment from the acquisition of Kikucall, Inc. These shares have been recorded as treasury stock.

	Dividends

	During the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.025 per share on its Common Stock and its Series B Preferred Stock on a converted common share basis. These dividend payments totaled approximately $3.9 million. There were no dividends paid during the year ended December 31, 2013. During both the first and second quarters of 2012 the Company paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.025 per share on its Common Stock and its Series B Preferred Stock on a converted common share basis. These dividend payments totaled approximately $1.8 million. In the third quarter of 2012, the Company’s Board of Directors temporarily suspended the payment of a quarterly dividend.

	Stock Options

	Under the terms of the 1998 Stock Incentive Plan (the “1998 Plan”), 8,900,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company were reserved for awards of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, restricted stock, deferred stock, restricted stock units, or any combination thereof. Under the terms of the 2007 Plan, 7,750,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company were reserved for awards of incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units or other stock-based awards. The 2007 Plan also authorized cash performance awards. Additionally, under the terms of the 2007 Plan, unused shares authorized for award under the 1998 Plan are available for issuance under the 2007 Plan. No further awards will be made under the 1998 Plan. Awards may be granted to such directors, employees and consultants of the Company as the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors shall select in its discretion or delegate to management to select. Only employees of the Company are eligible to receive grants of incentive stock options. Awards generally vest over a three- to five-year period and stock options generally have terms of five years. As of December 31, 2014, there remained approximately 1.8 million shares available for future awards under the 2007 Plan. Stock-based compensation expense for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was approximately $1.8 million, $2.1 million (inclusive of $393 thousand included in restructuring and other charges) and $2.4 million (inclusive of $222 thousand included in restructuring and other charges), respectively.

	A stock option represents the right, once the option has vested and become exercisable, to purchase a share of the Company’s Common Stock at a particular exercise price set at the time of the grant. A restricted stock unit (“RSU”) represents the right to receive one share of the Company’s Common Stock (or, if provided in the award, the fair market value of a share in cash) on the applicable vesting date for such RSU. Until the stock certificate for a share of Common Stock represented by an RSU is delivered, the holder of an RSU does not have any of the rights of a stockholder with respect to the Common Stock. However, the grant of an RSU includes the grant of dividend equivalents with respect to such RSU. The Company records cash dividends for RSUs to be paid in the future at an amount equal to the rate paid on a share of Common Stock for each then-outstanding RSU granted. The accumulated dividend equivalents related to outstanding grants vest on the applicable vesting date for the RSU with respect to which such dividend equivalents were credited, and are paid in cash at the time a stock certificate evidencing the shares represented by such vested RSU is delivered.

	A summary of the activity of the 1998 and 2007 Plans and awards issued outside of the Plan pertaining to stock option grants is as follows:

			Shares			Weighted		Aggregate		Weighted
			Underlying			Average		Intrinsic		Average
			Awards			Exercise		Value		Remaining
						Price		$0		Contractual Life
										(In Years)
	Awards outstanding, December 31, 2013			4,435,536		$	1.89
	Options granted			275,958		$	2.27
	Options exercised			-185,688		$	1.63
	Options cancelled			-234,254		$	2.04
	Options expired			-45,511		$	2.94
	Awards outstanding, December 31, 2014			4,246,041		$	1.9	$	2,130		3.8
	Awards vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2014			4,043,666		$	1.9	$	2,048		3.79
	Awards exercisable at December 31, 2014			2,270,347		$	1.89	$	1,214		3.75

	A summary of the activity of the 1998 and 2007 Plans pertaining to grants of restricted stock units is as follows:

			Shares			Aggregate		Weighted
			Underlying			Intrinsic		Average
			Awards			Value		Remaining
						$0		Contractual
								Life (In
								Years)
	Awards outstanding, December 31, 2013			1,478,447
	Restricted stock units granted			470,853
	Restricted stock units settled by delivery of Common Stock upon vesting			-723,435
	Restricted stock units cancelled			-20,522
	Awards outstanding, December 31, 2014			1,205,343		$	2,869		2.94
	Awards vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2014			1,174,614		$	2,796		2.63

A summary of the status of the Company’s unvested share-based payment awards as of December 31, 2014 and changes in the year then ended is as follows:

Unvested Awards		Awards			Weighted
					Average Grant
					Date Fair
					Value
Shares underlying awards unvested at December 31, 2013			4,711,899		$	1.03
Shares underlying options granted			275,958		$	0.44
Shares underlying restricted stock units granted			470,853		$	2.23
Shares underlying options vested			-1,299,462		$	0.56
Shares underlying restricted stock units issued			-723,435		$	2.01
Shares underlying unvested options cancelled			-234,254		$	0.6
Shares underlying unvested restricted stock units cancelled			-20,522		$	1.7
Shares underlying awards unvested at December 31, 2014			3,181,037		$	1.16

For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, approximately 276 thousand, 1.6 million, and 2.8 million stock options, respectively, were granted to employees of the Company, and 186 thousand and 43 thousand options were exercised during the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, yielding $303 thousand and $74 thousand, respectively, of cash proceeds to the Company. There were no stock options exercised during the year ended December 31, 2012. For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, approximately 471 thousand, 1.3 million and 249 thousand restricted stock units, respectively, were granted to employees of the Company, and 723 thousand, 751 thousand and 1.3 million, respectively, were issued under restricted stock unit grants. For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, the total fair value of share-based awards vested was approximately $2.4 million, $2.1 million and $2.7 million, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the total intrinsic value of options exercised was approximately $154 thousand and $16 thousand, respectively. There were no options exercised during the year ended December 31, 2012. For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, the total intrinsic value of restricted stock units that vested was approximately $1.7 million, $1.4 million and $2.5 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2014, there was approximately $3.3 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense remaining to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.7 years.

Commitments_and_Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	12 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies	Dec. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]	(11) Commitments and Contingencies

	Operating Leases and Employment Agreements

	The Company is committed under operating leases, principally for office space, which expire at various dates through August 31, 2021. Certain leases contain escalation clauses relating to increases in property taxes and maintenance costs. Rent and equipment rental expenses were approximately $1.8 million, $1.5 million and $1.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Additionally, the Company has agreements with certain of its employees and outside contributors, whose future minimum payments are dependent on the future fulfillment of their services thereunder. As of December 31, 2014, total future minimum cash payments are as follows:
		Payments Due by Year
	Contractual obligations:	Total		2014		2015		2016		2017		2018		After 2018
	Operating leases	$	15,570,439	$	2,328,707	$	2,152,239	$	2,570,784	$	2,636,406	$	2,651,963	$	3,230,340
	Employment agreement		7,500,000		2,500,000		2,500,000		2,500,000		—		—		—
	Outside contributors		141,667		141,667		—		—		—		—		—
	Total contractual cash obligations	$	23,212,106	$	4,970,374	$	4,652,239	$	5,070,784	$	2,636,406	$	2,651,963	$	3,230,340

	Future minimum cash payments for the year ending December 31, 2015 related to operating leases has been reduced by approximately $720 thousand related to payments to be received related to the sublease of office space.

	Legal Proceedings

	The Company is party to legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business or otherwise, none of which is deemed material.

Long_Term_Investment

Long Term Investment	12 Months Ended
Long Term Investment	Dec. 31, 2014
Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]
Cost-method Investments, Description [Text Block]	(12) Long Term Investment

	During 2008, the Company made an investment in Debtfolio, Inc., doing business as Geezeo, an online financial management solutions provider for banks and credit unions. The investment totaled approximately $1.9 million for an 18.5% ownership stake. Additionally, the Company incurred approximately $0.2 million of legal fees in connection with this investment. During the first quarter of 2009, the carrying value of the Company’s investment was written down to fair value based upon an estimate of the market value of the Company’s equity in light of Debtfolio’s efforts to raise capital at the time from third parties. The impairment charge approximated $1.5 million. During the three months ended June 30, 2010, the Company determined it was necessary to record a second impairment charge totaling approximately $555 thousand, writing the value of the investment to zero. This was deemed necessary by management based upon their consideration of Debtfolio, Inc.’s continued negative cash flow from operations, current financial position and lack of current liquidity. In October 2011, Debtfolio, Inc. repurchased the Company’s ownership stake in exchange for a subordinated promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $0.6 million payable on October 31, 2014. On October 28, 2014, a revised subordinated promissory note with revised repayment terms was agreed to which required cash payments of $150 thousand by October 31, 2014, and $105 thousand by November 30, 2014, both of which have been received, with the balance paid in equal quarterly installments over the following two year period. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, we maintain a full valuation allowance against our subordinated promissory note due to the uncertainty of eventual collection.

Restructuring_and_Other_Charge

Restructuring and Other Charges	12 Months Ended
Restructuring and Other Charges	Dec. 31, 2014
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block]	(13) Restructuring and Other Charges

	During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company recognized restructuring and other charges totaling approximately $386 thousand primarily related to noncash stock-based compensation costs in connection with the accelerated vesting of certain restricted stock units for a terminated employee (the “2013 Restructuring”).

	The following table displays the activity of the 2013 Restructuring reserve account during the year ended December 31, 2013:

	Restructuring and other charges	$	385,610
	Noncash deductions		-393,195
	Adjustment to prior estimate		7,585
	Ending balance	$	-

	During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company implemented a targeted reduction in force. Additionally, in accessing the ongoing needs of the organization, the Company elected to discontinue using certain software as a service, consulting and data providers, and elected to write-off certain previously capitalized software development projects. The actions were taken after a review of the Company’s cost structure with the goal of better aligning the cost structure with the Company’s revenue base. These restructuring efforts resulted in restructuring and other charges from continuing operations of approximately $3.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2012. Additionally, as a result of the Company’s acquisition of The Deal in September 2012, the Company discontinued the use of The Deal’s office space and implemented a reduction in force to eliminate redundant positions, resulting in restructuring and other charges from continuing operations of approximately $3.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2012. Collectively, these activities are referred to as the “2012 Restructuring”.

	The following table displays the activity of the 2012 Restructuring reserve account from the initial charges during the first quarter of 2012 through December 31, 2014. The remaining balance as of December 31, 2014 relates to the lease for The Deal’s office space which expires in August 2021.

		Workforce		Asset		Termination		Lease		Total
		Reduction		Write-Off		of Vendor		Termination
						Services
	Restructuring charge	$	3,307,330	$	954,302	$	531,828	$	2,085,000	$	6,878,460
	Noncash charges		-222,215		-954,302		-220,178		-		-1,396,695
	Payments		-2,462,425		-		-148,816		-190,518		-2,801,759
	Balance December 31, 2012		622,690		-		162,834		1,894,482		2,680,006
	Adjustments to prior estimates		-7,586		-		5,446		27,130		24,990
	(Payments) / sublease income, net		-615,104		-		-168,280		-640,200		-1,423,584
	Balance December 31, 2013		-		-		-		1,281,412		1,281,412
	Adjustment to prior estimates		-		-		-		44,678		44,678
	(Payments) / sublease income, net		-		-		-		58,646		58,646
	Balance December 31, 2014	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	1,384,736	$	1,384,736

	In December 2011, the Company announced a management transition under which the Company’s chief executive officer would step down from his position by March 31, 2012. Additionally, in December 2011, a senior vice president separated from the Company. As a result of these activities, the Company incurred restructuring and other charges from continuing operations of approximately $1.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2011 (the “2011 Restructuring”).

	The following table displays the activity of the 2011 Restructuring reserve account from the initial charges during the fourth quarter 2011 through December 31, 2013:

	Restructuring and other charges	$	1,825,799
	Noncash charges		-647,152
	Balance December 31, 2011		1,178,647
	Payments		-1,177,106
	Balance December 31, 2012		1,541
	Payments		-1,541
	Balance December 31, 2013	$	-

	In March 2009, the Company announced and implemented a reorganization plan, including an approximate 8% reduction in the Company’s workforce, to align the Company’s resources with its strategic business objectives. Additionally, effective March 21, 2009 the Company’s then chief executive officer tendered his resignation, effective May 8, 2009 the Company’s then chief financial officer tendered his resignation, and in December 2009 the Company sold its Promotions.com subsidiary and entered into negotiations to sublease certain office space maintained by Promotions.com. As a result of these activities, the Company incurred restructuring and other charges from continuing operations of approximately $3.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2009 (the “2009 Restructuring”). During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company recorded a reduction to previously estimated charges resulting in a net credit of approximately $289 thousand.

	The following table displays the activity of the 2009 Restructuring reserve account from the initial charges during the first quarter 2009 through December 31, 2014.

	Restructuring and other charges	$	3,460,914
	Noncash charges		-451,695
	Payments		-1,779,163
	Balance December 31, 2009		1,230,056
	Payments		-385,295
	Balance December 31, 2010		844,761
	Payments		-170,396
	Balance December 31, 2011		674,365
	Payments		-165,401
	Reduction to prior estimate		-288,667
	Balance December 31, 2012		220,297
	Payments		-124,023
	Balance December 31, 2013		96,274
	Reduction to prior estimate		-75,603
	Payments		-20,671
	Balance December 31, 2014	$	-

Other_Liabilities

Other Liabilities	12 Months Ended
Other Liabilities	Dec. 31, 2014
Other Liabilities and Financial Instruments Subject to Mandatory Redemption [Abstract]
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]	(14) Other Liabilities

	Other liabilities consist of the following:

		As of December 31,
		2014		2013
	Acquisition contingent earn out	$	2,602,105	$	-
	Deferred rent		2,301,999		2,629,798
	Noncurrent restructuring charges		1,384,736		1,281,412
	Deferred revenue		619,443		758,119
	Other liabilities		1,892		2,092
		$	6,910,175	$	4,671,421

Employee_Benefit_Plan

Employee Benefit Plan	12 Months Ended
Employee Benefit Plan	Dec. 31, 2014
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Compensation and Employee Benefit Plans [Text Block]	(15) Employee Benefit Plan

	The Company maintains a noncontributory savings plan in accordance with Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The 401(k) plan covers all eligible employees. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the plan provided an employer match of 50% of employee contributions, up to a maximum of 4% of each employee’s total compensation within statutory limits. Effective January 1, 2013, the Company increased its matching contribution to 100% of employee contributions, up to a maximum of 6% of each employee’s total compensation within statutory limits, and effective January 1, 2014, the Company increased its matching contribution to 100% of employee contributions, up to a maximum of 8% of each employee’s total compensation within statutory limits. The Company’s matching contribution totaled approximately $1.4 million, $759 thousand and $123 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Selected_Quarterly_Financial_D

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)	12 Months Ended
Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)	Dec. 31, 2014
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Quarterly Financial Information [Text Block]	(16) Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

		For the Year Ended December 31, 2014
		First Quarter		Second		Third		Fourth
		First Quarter		Quarter		Quarter		Quarter
		(In thousands, except per share data)
	Total net revenue	$	14,389	$	14,762	$	14,619	$	17,283
	Total operating expense		15,554		15,435		15,113		18,355
	Net loss		-1,127		-642		-467		-1,556
	Preferred stock cash dividends		96		96		96		96
	Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$	-1,223	$	-738	$	-563	$	-1,652
	Basic and diluted net loss per share
	Net loss	$	-0.04	$	-0.02	$	-0.02	$	-0.05
	Preferred stock cash dividends		0		0		0		0
	Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$	-0.04	$	-0.02	$	-0.02	$	-0.05

		For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
		First Quarter		Second		Third		Fourth
		First Quarter		Quarter		Quarter		Quarter
		(In thousands, except per share data)
	Total net revenue	$	12,580	$	13,484	$	13,585	$	14,801
	Total operating expense		14,395		14,627		14,796		14,628
	Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders		-1,743		-1,076		-1,179		213
	Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders	$	-0.05	$	-0.03	$	-0.03	$	0.01

SCHEDULE_IIVALUATION_AND_QUALI

SCHEDULE II-VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]
Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Text Block]	SCHEDULE II—VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
	For the Years Ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012

	Allowance for Doubtful Accounts	Balance at		Provisions		Write-		Balance at
		Beginning		Charged to		offs		End of
		of Period		Expense				Period
	For the year ended December 31, 2014	$	202,207	$	202,340	$	86,406	$	318,141
	For the year ended December 31, 2013	$	165,291	$	80,819	$	43,903	$	202,207
	For the year ended December 31, 2012	$	158,870	$	114,870	$	108,449	$	165,291

Organization_Nature_of_Busines1

Organization, Nature of Business and Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies by Policy Policies [Line Items]
Business Description and Accounting Policies [Text Block]	Organization and Nature of Business

	TheStreet, Inc. together with its wholly owned subsidiaries (“TheStreet”, “we”, “us” or the “Company”), is a leading digital financial media company focused on the financial and mergers and acquisitions environment. The Company’s collection of digital services provides users, subscribers and advertisers with a variety of content and tools through a range of online, social media, tablet and mobile channels. Our mission is to provide investors and advisors with actionable ideas from the world of investing, finance and business, and dealmakers with sophisticated analysis of the mergers and acquisitions environment, in order to break down information barriers, level the playing field and help all individuals and organizations grow their wealth. With a robust suite of digital services, TheStreet offers the tools and insights needed to make informed decisions about earning, investing, saving and spending money. Since its inception in 1996, TheStreet believes it has distinguished itself from other financial media companies with its journalistic excellence, unbiased approach and interactive multimedia coverage of the financial markets, economy, industry trends, investment and financial planning.

	Substantially all of the Company’s revenue in 2014, 2013 and 2012 was generated from customers in the United States. During 2014, 2013 and 2012, substantially all of the Company’s long-lived assets were located in the United States.

Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Use of Estimates

	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically and the effects of revisions are reflected in the consolidated financial statements in the period they are deemed to be necessary. Significant estimates made in the accompanying consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, the following:

		⋅	useful lives of intangible assets,

		⋅	useful lives of fixed assets,

		⋅	the carrying value of goodwill, intangible assets and marketable securities,

		⋅	allowances for doubtful accounts and deferred tax assets,

		⋅	accrued expense estimates,

		⋅	reserves for estimated tax liabilities,

		⋅	estimates in connection with the allocation of the purchase price of Management Diagnostics Limited, The Deal, LLC and certain assets acquired from DealFlow Media, Inc. to the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed,

		⋅	certain estimates and assumptions used in the calculation of the fair value of equity compensation issued to employees,

		⋅	restructuring charges, and

		⋅	the calculation of a contingent earn-out payment from the acquisition of Management Diagnostics Limited.

Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Consolidation

	The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and include the accounts of TheStreet, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Revenue Recognition, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Revenue Recognition

	The Company generates its revenue primarily from subscription services and media.

	Subscription services revenue is comprised of subscriptions, licenses and fees for access to securities investment information, stock market commentary, rate services, director and officer profiles, relationship capital management services, and transactional information pertaining to the mergers and acquisitions environment. Subscriptions are generally charged to customers’ credit cards or are directly billed to corporate subscribers. These are generally billed in advance on a monthly or annual basis. The Company calculates net subscription revenue by deducting from gross revenue an estimate of potential refunds from cancelled subscriptions as well as chargebacks of disputed credit card charges. Net subscription revenue is recognized ratably over the subscription periods. Deferred revenue relates to payments for subscription fees for which revenue has not been recognized because services have not yet been provided.

	Subscription services revenue is subject to estimation and variability due to the fact that, in the normal course of business, subscribers may, for various reasons contact us or their credit card companies to request a refund or other adjustment for a previously purchased subscription. With respect to many of our annual newsletter subscription products, we offer the ability to receive a refund during the first 30 days but none thereafter. Accordingly, we maintain a provision for estimated future revenue reductions resulting from expected refunds and chargebacks related to subscriptions for which revenue was recognized in a prior period. The calculation of this provision is based upon historical trends and is reevaluated each quarter. The provision was not material for the three years ended December 31, 2014.

	Media revenue includes fees charged for the placement of advertising and sponsorships within TheStreet and our affiliated properties, and our subscription and institutional services, and is recognized as the advertising or sponsorship is displayed, provided that collection of the resulting receivable is reasonably assured. Media revenue also includes revenue generated from syndication and licensing of data as well as other miscellaneous, non-subscription related sources.

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

	The Company considers all short-term investment-grade securities with original maturities of three months or less from the date of purchase to be cash equivalents. The Company has a total of approximately $1.3 million of cash that serves as collateral for outstanding letters of credit, which cash is classified as restricted. The letters of credit serve as security deposits for the Company’s office space.

Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Property and Equipment

	Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization. Property and equipment are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The estimated useful life of computer equipment, computer software and telephone equipment is three years and of furniture and fixtures is five years. Leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the respective lease term or the estimated useful life of the asset. If the useful lives of the assets differ materially from the estimates contained herein, additional costs could be incurred, which could have an adverse impact on our expenses.

Product Database, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Product Database

	Product databases consist of data on companies and individuals which is indexed to allow subscribers to search and view the content online or as deployed, and include the costs incurred by company employees to originally research, key and index the content and the fair value allocated to content databases in business acquisitions. The Company amortizes content databases on a straight-line basis over a ten year period. Costs to maintain the content databases are expensed as incurred.

Internal Use Software, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Capitalized Software and Website Development Costs

	The Company expenses all costs incurred in the preliminary project stage for software developed for internal use and capitalizes all external direct costs of materials and services consumed in developing or obtaining internal-use computer software in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 350, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (“ASC 350”). In addition, for employees who are directly associated with and who devote time to internal-use computer software projects, to the extent of the time spent directly on the project, the Company capitalizes payroll and payroll-related costs of such employees incurred once the development has reached the applications development stage. For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, the Company capitalized software development costs totaling approximately $408 thousand, $289 thousand and $401 thousand, respectively. All costs incurred for upgrades, maintenance and enhancements that do not result in additional functionality are expensed.

	The Company also accounts for its Website development costs under ASC 350, which provides guidance on the accounting for the costs of development of company Websites, dividing the Website development costs into five stages: (1) the planning stage, during which the business and/or project plan is formulated and functionalities, necessary hardware and technology are determined, (2) the Website application and infrastructure development stage, which involves acquiring or developing hardware and software to operate the Website, (3) the graphics development stage, during which the initial graphics and layout of each page are designed and coded, (4) the content development stage, during which the information to be presented on the Website, which may be either textual or graphical in nature, is developed, and (5) the operating stage, during which training, administration, maintenance and other costs to operate the existing Website are incurred. The costs incurred in the Website application and infrastructure stage, the graphics development stage and the content development stage are capitalized; all other costs are expensed as incurred. Amortization of capitalized costs will not commence until the project is completed and placed into service. For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, the Company capitalized Website development costs totaling approximately $1.2 million, $443 thousand and $100 thousand, respectively.

	Capitalized software and Website development costs are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the software or Website, which varies based upon the applicable project. Total amortization expense was approximately $428 thousand, $743 thousand and $1.5 million, for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Goodwill and Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets

	Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price over the value assigned to the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets of businesses acquired. Under the provisions of ASC 350, goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are required to be tested for impairment on an annual basis and between annual tests whenever indications of impairment exist. We perform our annual impairment tests of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets as of September 30 each year. Impairment exists when the carrying amount of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets exceed their implied fair value, resulting in an impairment charge for this excess.

	The Company evaluates goodwill for impairment using a two-step impairment test approach at the Company level, as the Company is considered to operate as a single reporting unit. In the first step, the fair value of the Company is compared to its book value, including goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets. If the fair value of the Company is less than the book value, a second step is performed that compares the implied fair value of the Company's goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets to the book value of the goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets. The fair value for the goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets is determined based on the difference between the fair value of the Company and the net fair values of identifiable assets and liabilities. If the fair value of the goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets is less than the book value, the difference is recognized as impairment.

	ASU 2011-08, Testing for Goodwill Impairment (“ASU 2011-08”) permits an entity to make a qualitative assessment of whether it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying amount before applying the two-step goodwill impairment test. If an entity concludes it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, it need not perform the two-step impairment test. During 2014, the Company elected not to apply the qualitative assessment under this guidance and continued to apply the quantitative assessment in its evaluating of goodwill for impairment.

	In testing for impairment of goodwill, the fair value of the Company was estimated using a market approach for the valuation of our common stock, based upon actual prices of the Company’s Common Stock, and the income approach for the estimated fair value of the Company’s outstanding Preferred Shares. The Company also performed an income approach to confirm the reasonableness of the common stock market approach by using the discounted cash flow method. Based upon annual impairment tests performed as of September 30, 2014 and 2013, no impairment was indicated as the Company’s fair value, inclusive of a control premium, exceeded its book value by approximately 62% and 51%, respectively. The fair value of the Company’s outstanding Preferred Shares requires significant judgments, including the estimation of the amount of time until a liquidation event occurs as well as an appropriate cash flow discount rate. Further, in assigning a fair value to the Company’s Preferred Stock, the Company also considered that the preferred shareholders are entitled to receive a $55 million liquidation preference upon liquidation or dissolution of the Company or upon any change of control event. Additionally, the holders of the Preferred Shares are entitled to receive dividends and to vote as a single class together with the holders of the Common Stock on an as-converted basis and, provided certain preferred share ownership levels are maintained, are entitled to representation on the Company’s board of directors and may unilaterally block issuance of certain classes of capital stock, the purchase or redemption of certain classes of capital stock, including Common Stock (with certain exceptions) and any increases in the per-share amount of dividends payable to the holders of the Common Stock. A decrease in the price of the Company’s Common Stock, or changes in the estimated value of the Company’s Preferred Shares, could materially affect the determination of the fair value and could result in an impairment charge to reduce the carrying value of goodwill, which could be material to the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

	In testing for impairment of indefinite-lived intangible asset, the Company determined the fair value using the relief-from-royalty method. This analysis calculated the fair value as the present value of the future expenses avoided by owning the indefinite-lived trade name rather than having to license its use. The Company selected an appropriate royalty rate by reviewing licensing transactions for similar trade names and by considering the profitability associated with its operations. Based upon the analysis, the Company concluded that the book value of its indefinite-lived trade name was not impaired as the fair value exceeded its book value by approximately 165%.

	Additionally, the Company evaluates the remaining useful lives of intangible assets each year to determine whether events or circumstances continue to support their useful life. There have been no changes in useful lives of intangible assets for each period presented.

Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Long-Lived Assets

	The Company evaluates long-lived assets, including amortizable identifiable intangible assets, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Upon such an occurrence, recoverability of assets is measured by comparing the carrying amount of an asset to forecasted undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. Management does not believe that there was any impairment of long-lived assets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013.

Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Income Taxes

	The Company accounts for its income taxes in accordance with ASC 740-10, Income Taxes (“ASC 740-10”). Under ASC 740-10, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their tax bases. ASC 740-10 also requires that deferred tax assets be reduced by a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized based on all available positive and negative evidence. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, we maintained a full valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets due to our prior history of pre-tax losses and uncertainty about the timing of and ability to generate taxable income in the future and our assessment that the realization of the deferred tax assets did not meet the “more likely than not” criterion under ASC 740-10.

	ASC 740-10 also prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. Differences between tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and the benefit recognized and measured pursuant to the interpretation are referred to as “unrecognized benefits.” A liability is recognized for an unrecognized tax benefit because it represents an enterprise’s potential future obligation to the taxing authority for a tax position that was not recognized as a result of applying the provisions of ASC 740-10. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, no liability for unrecognized tax benefits was required to be recorded. Interest costs related to unrecognized tax benefits would be classified within “Net interest income” in the consolidated statements of operations. Penalties would be recognized as a component of “General and administrative” expenses. There is no interest expense or penalty related to tax uncertainties reported in the consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 or 2012.

	Deferred tax assets pertaining to windfall tax benefits on the exercise of share awards and the corresponding credit to additional paid-in capital are recorded if the related tax deduction reduces tax payable. The Company has elected the “with-and-without approach” regarding ordering of windfall tax benefits to determine whether the windfall tax benefit did reduce taxes payable in the current year. Under this approach, the windfall tax benefits would be recognized in additional paid-in capital only if an incremental tax benefit is realized after considering all other tax benefits presently available to the Company.

	The Company files income tax returns in the United States (federal), and in various state and local jurisdictions, as well as in the United Kingdom and India. In most instances, the Company is no longer subject to federal, state and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years prior to 2011, and is not currently under examination by any federal, state or local jurisdiction. It is not anticipated that unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Fair Value of Financial Instruments

	The carrying amounts of accounts and other receivables, accounts payable, accrued expenses and deferred revenue approximate fair value due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.

Concentration Risk, Credit Risk, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Business Concentrations and Credit Risk

	Financial instruments that subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash. The Company maintains all of its cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash in six financial institutions, and performs periodic evaluations of the relative credit standing of these institutions. As of December 31, 2014, the Company’s cash, cash equivalents and restricted stock primarily consisted of money market funds and checking accounts.

	For the years ending December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, no individual client accounted for 10% or more of consolidated revenue. As of December 31, 2014 no individual client accounted for more than 10% of our gross accounts receivable balance. As of December 31, 2013, one client accounted for more than 10% of our gross accounts receivable balance.

	The Company’s customers are primarily concentrated in the United States and Europe, and we carry accounts receivable balances. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations, generally does not require collateral, and establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon factors surrounding the credit risk of customers, historical trends and other information. To date, actual losses have been within management’s expectations.

Comprehensive Income, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Other Comprehensive Loss

	Comprehensive loss is a measure which includes both net loss and other comprehensive loss. Other comprehensive loss results from items deferred from recognition into the statement of operations. Accumulated other comprehensive loss is separately presented on the consolidated statement of comprehensive loss and on both the Company's consolidated balance sheet and as part of the consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity. Other comprehensive loss consists of unrealized gains and losses on marketable securities classified as available for sale as well as foreign currency translation adjustments from subsidiaries where the local currency is the functional currency.

Foreign Currency Transactions and Translations Policy [Policy Text Block]	Foreign Currency

	The functional currency of the Company’s international subsidiaries is the local currency. The financial statements of these subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars using period-end rates of exchange for assets and liabilities, historical rates of exchange for equity, and average rates of exchange for the period for revenue and expense. Translation gains (losses) are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss as a component of stockholders’ equity.

Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Net Loss Per Share of Common Stock

	Basic net loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares and potential common shares outstanding during the period, so long as the inclusion of potential common shares does not result in a lower net loss per share. Potential common shares consist of restricted stock units (using the treasury stock method), the incremental common shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options (using the treasury stock method), and the conversion of the Company’s convertible preferred stock and warrants (using the if-converted method). Such warrants to purchase Common Stock all expired during the fourth quarter of 2012. For the years ended December 31, 2014 2013 and 2012, approximately 5.2 million, 4.2 million and 3.3 million unvested restricted stock units, vested and unvested options and warrants to purchase Common Stock, respectively, were excluded from the calculation, as their effect would result in a lower net loss per share.

Advertising Costs, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Advertising Costs

	Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, advertising expense totaled approximately $3.0 million, $2.9 million and $2.9 million, respectively.

Share-based Compensation, Option and Incentive Plans Policy [Policy Text Block]	Stock-Based Compensation

	The Company accounts for stock-based compensation under ASC 718-10, Share Based Payment Transactions (“ASC 718-10”). This requires that the cost resulting from all share-based payment transactions be recognized in the financial statements based upon estimated fair values.

	Stock-based compensation expense recognized for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was approximately $1.8 million, $2.1 million and $2.4 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2014, there was approximately $3.3 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense remaining to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.7 years.

	Stock-based compensation expense recognized in our consolidated statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 includes compensation expense for all share-based payment awards based upon the estimated grant date fair value. We recognize compensation expense for share-based payment awards on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award. As stock-based compensation expense recognized in the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 is based upon awards ultimately expected to vest, it has been reduced for estimated forfeitures. We estimate forfeitures at the time of grant which are revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.

	The Company estimates the value of stock option awards on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. This determination is affected by the Company’s stock price as well as assumptions regarding expected volatility, risk-free interest rate, and expected dividends. Because option-pricing models require the use of subjective assumptions, changes in these assumptions can materially affect the fair value of the options. The assumptions presented in the table below represent the weighted-average value of the applicable assumption used to value stock option awards at their grant date. In determining the volatility assumption, the Company used a historical analysis of the volatility of the Company’s share price for the preceding period equal to the expected option lives. The expected option lives, which represent the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding, were estimated based upon the “simplified” method for “plain-vanilla” options. The risk-free interest rate assumption was based upon observed interest rates appropriate for the term of the Company’s stock option awards. The dividend yield assumption was based on the history and expectation of future dividend payouts. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as expense over the requisite service periods. Our estimate of pre-vesting forfeitures is primarily based on our historical experience and is adjusted to reflect actual forfeitures as the options vest. The weighted-average grant date fair value per share of stock option awards granted during the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $0.44, $0.63 and $0.48, respectively, using the Black-Scholes model with the following weighted-average assumptions:

			For the Year Ended December 31,
			2014		2013		2012
	Expected option lives		3.6 years		3.7 years		3.5 years
	Expected volatility		35.54	%	40.11	%	50.67	%
	Risk-free interest rate		1.11	%	0.85	%	0.56	%
	Expected dividends		4.22	%	0	%	4.27	%

	The value of each restricted stock unit awarded is equal to the closing price per share of the Company’s Common Stock on the date of grant. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as expense over the requisite service periods. The weighted-average grant date fair value per share of restricted stock units granted during the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $2.23, $2.06 and $1.77, respectively.

	As stock-based compensation expense is based upon awards ultimately expected to vest, it has been reduced for estimated forfeitures. The Company estimates forfeitures at the time of grant which are revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.

	The Company utilizes the alternative transition method for calculating the tax effects of stock-based compensation. Under the alternative transition method the Company established the beginning balance of the additional paid-in capital pool (“APIC pool”) related to the tax effects of employee stock-based compensation and then determines the subsequent impact on the APIC pool and cash flows of the tax effects of employee stock-based compensation awards that are outstanding.

Services Agreement [Policy Text Block]	Services Agreement

	On November 13, 2012, the Company entered into a Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) in which a third-party granted TheStreet an exclusive right to sell and serve advertisement and e-commerce on certain of their personal finance Websites. The agreement terminated on May 31, 2013. TheStreet supported the Websites by providing personal finance content, various promotion and advertisements on TheStreet’s Websites, and marketing and accounting support. Under the Agreement, the Company reimbursed this third party for certain expenses, subject to specified limits. Both parties shared in the profits generated by the partnership, after TheStreet recouped the aggregate amount paid to the third party in addition to certain sales, marketing, editorial and operational costs incurred by the Company.

	In accordance with the ASC 808, “Accounting for Collaborative Agreement,” a participant in a collaborative arrangement must report the costs incurred and revenues generated on sales to third parties at gross or net amounts, depending on whether the participant is the principal or the agent in the transaction. Based on the facts and circumstances with regards to the Agreement, the Company has determined that it is the Principal in this Agreement for all advertising sold by the Company. With respect to the advertising and e-commerce revenue generated by the third party, the Company treats this as a reimbursement of expenses paid. For the periods ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 the Company recognized $264 thousand in net expense reimbursements and $218 thousand in net expense, respectively, reflected in cost of sales on the consolidated statement of operations related to this agreement.

Preferred Stock [Policy Text Block]	Preferred Stock

	The Company applies the guidance in ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) when determining the classification and measurement of its convertible preferred shares. Preferred shares subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as liability instruments and are measured at fair value. Accordingly the Company classifies conditionally redeemable preferred shares (if any), which includes preferred shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control, as temporary equity. At all other times, the Company classifies its preferred shares as a component of stockholders’ equity.

	The Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock does not feature any redemption rights within the holders’ control or conditional redemption features not solely within the Company’s control as of December 31, 2014. Accordingly, the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock is presented as a component of stockholders’ equity.

Subsequent Events, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Subsequent Events

	The Company has evaluated subsequent events for recognition or disclosure.

New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]	New Accounting Pronouncements

	In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers ("ASU 2014-09"). ASU 2014-09 requires that an entity recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 is applicable for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods therein, and can be applied either retrospectively to each period presented or as a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. We are currently evaluating the impact that adopting this new accounting standard will have on our consolidated financial statements and have not yet determined the method by which we will adopt the standard in 2017.

Reclassification, Policy [Policy Text Block]	Reclassifications

	During the three months ended December 31, 2014, the Company started to report capitalized Website and software development costs as Other Intangibles, net, rather than as Property and Equipment, net. During the three months ended June 30, 2013, the Company started to report certain miscellaneous other revenue items, such as webinars and conferences, as Media rather than Subscription Services revenue. These items and certain other prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.

Performance Incentive Plan 2007 [Member]
Accounting Policies by Policy Policies [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation, Option and Incentive Plans, Director Policy [Policy Text Block]	2007 Performance Incentive Plan

	In 2007, the Company adopted the 2007 Plan, whereby executive officers, directors, employees and consultants may be eligible to receive cash or equity-based performance awards based on set performance criteria.

	In 2014, 2013 and 2012, the Compensation Committee granted short-term cash performance awards, payable to certain officers upon the Company’s achievement of specified performance goals for such year. The target short-term cash bonus opportunities for officers reflected a percentage of the officer’s base salary. The short-term cash incentives were based upon achievement of certain financial targets (which, depending upon the year, related to revenue or expense, as defined by the Compensation Committee). Potential payout with respect to each measure was zero if a threshold percentage of the target was not achieved and a sliding scale thereafter, subject to a cap, starting at a figure less than 100% if the threshold was achieved but the target was not met and ending at a figure above 100% if the target was exceeded. Short-term incentives of approximately $918 thousand, $599 thousand and $577 thousand were deemed earned with respect to the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Organization_Nature_of_Busines2

Organization, Nature of Business and Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]	The weighted-average grant date fair value per share of stock option awards granted during the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $0.44, $0.63 and $0.48, respectively, using the Black-Scholes model with the following weighted-average assumptions:

		For the Year Ended December 31,
		2014		2013		2012
	Expected option lives	3.6 years		3.7 years		3.5 years
	Expected volatility	35.54	%	40.11	%	50.67	%
	Risk-free interest rate	1.11	%	0.85	%	0.56	%
	Expected dividends	4.22	%	0	%	4.27	%

Acquisitions_Tables

Acquisitions (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block]	The following table summarizes the consideration paid and the amounts of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date. The fair value estimates for the assets and liabilities were based upon preliminary calculations and valuations and our estimates and assumptions for each of these are subject to change as we obtain additional information for our estimates during the measurement period, a period not to exceed 12 months from the acquisition date. Changes to amounts recorded as assets or liabilities may result in a corresponding adjustment to goodwill.

		Amortization Life
		(in years)		Amount
	Accounts receivable, net			$	997,161
	Other receivables				750,434
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets				91,598
	Property and equipment, net				153,060
	Other assets				109,000
	Identifiable intangible assets:
	- Customer relationships		10		3,670,000
	- Database		10		5,130,000
	- Trade name		6		310,000
	Accounts payable				-50,135
	Accrued expenses				-956,156
	Deferred revenue				-4,367,717
	Other current liabilities				-40,516
	Other liabilities				-2,687,838
	Total identifiable net assets				3,108,891
	Goodwill				16,813,181
	Cash consideration, net of cash acquired			$	19,922,072


	The following table summarizes the consideration paid and the amounts of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed recognized at the acquisition date.

		Amortization Life
		(in years)		Amount
	Accounts receivable, net			$	765,357
	Other receivables				315,322
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets				168,492
	Property and equipment, net				729,400
	Identifiable intangible assets:
	- Subscriber relationships		10		2,960,000
	- Database		10		3,170,000
	- Software		5		685,000
	- Trade name		10		480,000
	- Advertiser relationships		6		70,000
	Restricted cash				301,000
	Accounts payable				-391,992
	Accrued expenses				-1,368,270
	Deferred revenue				-3,761,210
	Other current liabilities				-361,659
	Total identifiable net assets				3,761,440
	Goodwill				1,668,623
	Total consideration			$	5,430,063

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]	The unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 is as follows:

		For the Year Ended December 31,
		2014		2013		2012
	Total Revenue	$	69,554,714	$	63,979,231	$	67,334,719
	Net Loss	$	-1,505,531	$	-2,814,915	$	-15,421,564
	Basic and diluted net loss per share	$	-0.04	$	-0.08	$	-0.47

Net_Loss_Per_Share_Tables

Net Loss Per Share (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Net Loss Per Share (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]	The following table reconciles the numerator and denominator for the calculation.
		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2014		2013		2012
	Basic and diluted net loss per share
	Numerator:
	Net loss	$	3,789,877	$	3,785,701	$	12,714,951
	Preferred stock cash dividends		385,696		-		192,848
	Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share – Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$	4,175,573	$	3,785,701	$	12,907,799

	Denominator:
	Weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding		34,370,843		33,725,317		32,710,018

	Basic and diluted net loss per share:
	Net loss	$	0.11	$	0.11	$	0.38
	Preferred stock cash dividends		0.01		-		0.01
	Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$	0.12	$	0.11	$	0.39

Cash_and_Cash_Equivalents_Mark1

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities and Restricted Cash (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short-term Investments [Abstract]
Schedule Of Cash Cash Equivalents Marketable Securities And Restricted Cash [Table Text Block]		As of December 31,
		2014		2013
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	32,459,009	$	45,443,759
	Current and noncurrent marketable securities		3,569,240		13,097,735
	Current and noncurrent restricted cash		1,301,000		1,301,000
	Total cash and cash equivalents, current and noncurrent marketable securities and current and noncurrent restricted cash	$	37,329,249	$	59,842,494

Fair_Value_Measurements_Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]	Financial assets and liabilities included in our financial statements and measured at fair value are classified based on the valuation technique level in the table below:

		As of December 31, 2014
	Description:	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	Cash and cash equivalents (1)	$	32,459,009	$	32,459,009	$	—	$	—
	Restricted cash (1)		1,301,000		1,301,000		—		—
	Marketable securities (2)		3,569,240		2,009,240		—		1,560,000
	Contingent earn-out (3)		2,602,105		—		—		2,602,105
	Total at fair value	$	39,931,354	$	35,769,249	$	—	$	4,162,105

		As of December 31, 2013
	Description:	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	Cash and cash equivalents (1)	$	45,443,759	$	45,443,759	$	—	$	—
	Restricted cash (1)		1,301,000		1,301,000		—		—
	Marketable securities (2)		13,097,735		11,517,735		—		1,580,000
	Total at fair value	$	59,842,494	$	58,262,494	$	—	$	1,580,000

	(1) Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, totaling approximately $33.8 million and $46.7 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, consists primarily of money market funds and checking accounts for which we determine fair value through quoted market prices.

	(2) Marketable securities consist of investment grade corporate bonds for which we determine fair value through quoted market prices. Marketable securities also consist of two municipal ARS issued by the District of Columbia having a fair value totaling approximately $1.6 million and $1.6 million as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Historically, the fair value of ARS investments approximated par value due to the frequent resets through the auction process. Due to events in credit markets, the auction events, which historically have provided liquidity for these securities, have been unsuccessful. The result of a failed auction is that these ARS holdings will continue to pay interest in accordance with their terms at each respective auction date; however, liquidity of the securities will be limited until there is a successful auction, the issuer redeems the securities, the securities mature or until such time as other markets for these ARS holdings develop. For each of our ARS, we evaluate the risks related to the structure, collateral and liquidity of the investment, and forecast the probability of issuer default, auction failure and a successful auction at par, or a redemption at par, for each future auction period. Temporary impairment charges are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, whereas other-than-temporary impairment charges are recorded in our consolidated statement of operations. As of December 31, 2014, the Company determined there was a decline in the fair value of its ARS investments of $290 thousand from its cost basis, which was deemed temporary and was included within accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income. The Company used a discounted cash flow and market approach model to determine the estimated fair value of its investment in ARS. The assumptions used in preparing the discounted cash flow model include estimates for interest rate, timing and amount of cash flows and expected holding period of ARS.

	(3) Contingent earn-out represents additional purchase consideration payable to the former shareholders of Management Diagnostiocs Limited based upon the achievement of specific 2017 audited revenue benchmarks. The probability of achieving each benchmark is based on Managements assessment of the projected 2017 revenue. The present value of each probability weighted payment was calculated by discounting the probability weighted payment by the corresponding present value factor.

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block]	The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balance for the Company’s marketable securities measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3):

		Marketable
		Securities
	Balance December 31, 2012	$	1,540,000
	Change in fair value of investment		40,000
	Balance December 31, 2013		1,580,000
	Change in fair value of investment		-20,000
	Balance December 31, 2014	$	1,560,000

		Contingent Earn-Out
	Balance December 31, 2013	$	-
	Addition		2,602,105
	Balance December 31, 2014	$	2,602,105

Property_and_Equipment_Tables

Property and Equipment (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Property and Equipment (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]	Property and equipment as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 consists of the following:

		As of December 31,
		2014		2013
	Computer equipment	$	1,456,483	$	6,465,698
	Furniture and fixtures		2,072,289		2,726,959
	Leasehold improvements		3,401,591		3,401,591
			6,930,363		12,594,248
	Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		4,003,538		9,212,676
	Property and equipment, net	$	2,926,825	$	3,381,572

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_1

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]	The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

	Balance as of December 31, 2012	$	25,726,239
	Acquisition of The DealFlow Report, The Life Settlements Report and the PrivateRaise database		2,271,047
	Balance as of December 31, 2013		27,997,286
	Acquisition of Management Diagnostics Limited		16,813,181
	Balance as of December 31, 2014	$	44,810,467

Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Table Text Block]	The Company’s goodwill and other intangible assets and related accumulated amortization as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 consist of the following:

		As of December 31,
		2014		2013
	Total goodwill	$	44,810,467	$	27,997,286
	Other intangible assets not subject to amortization:
	Trade name	$	720,000	$	720,000
	Total other intangible assets not subject to amortization		720,000		720,000
	Other intangible assets subject to amortization:
	Customer relationships		14,462,136		10,792,136
	Software models		1,988,194		1,988,194
	Noncompete agreement		130,000		130,000
	Product databases		8,619,588		3,367,000
	Trade names		810,000		500,000
	Capitalized website and software development		6,153,648		7,841,507
	Domain names		160,425		160,425
	Total other intangible assets subject to amortization		32,323,991		24,779,262
	Less accumulated amortization		-12,896,782		-13,817,447
	Net other intangible assets subject to amortization		19,427,209		10,961,815
	Total other intangible assets	$	20,147,209	$	11,681,815

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]	The estimated amortization expense for the next five years is as follows:

	For the Years
	Ended
	December 31,	Amount
	2015	$	2,627,643
	2016		3,270,039
	2017		3,020,491
	2018		1,729,226
	2019		1,717,425
	Thereafter		7,062,385
	Total	$	19,427,209

Accrued_Expenses_Tables

Accrued Expenses (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Accrued Expenses (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]
Schedule of Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block]	Accrued expenses as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 consist of the following:

		As of December 31,
		2014		2013
	Payroll and related costs	$	2,544,215	$	1,672,891
	Professional fees		890,567		470,423
	Tax related		666,102		206,508
	Business development		467,876		697,049
	Advertising		334,295		401,301
	Other liabilities		1,376,027		890,251
	Total accrued expenses	$	6,279,082	$	4,338,423

Income_Taxes_Tables

Income Taxes (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]	The Company is subject to federal, state and local corporate income taxes. The components of the provision for income taxes reflected on the consolidated statements of operations from continuing operations are set forth below:

		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2014			2013			2012
		(in thousands)
	Current taxes:
	U.S. federal	$	8		$	-		$	-
	State and local		8			-			-
	Foreign		18			-			-
	Total current tax expense	$	34		$	-		$	-

	Deferred taxes:
	U.S. federal	$	382		$	-		$	-
	State and local		59			-			-
	Foreign		-			-			-
	Total deferred tax expense	$	441		$	-		$	-

	Total tax expense	$	475		$	-		$	-

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]	A reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate to the Company's effective income tax rate is set forth below:

		For the Years Ended December 31,
		2014				2013				2012
	U.S. statutory federal income tax rate		34	%			34	%			34	%
	State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit		1.1				6.3				6.3
	Effect of permanent differences		-9.7				-2.9				-0.8
	Change to valuation allowance		-37.4				-37.4				-39.7
	Foreign rate tax differential		-2.3				-				-
	Other		0				0				0.2
	Effective income tax rate		-14.3	%			0	%			0	%

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]	Significant components of the Company's net deferred tax assets and liabilities are set forth below:

		As of December 31,
		2014			2013

		(in thousands)
	Deferred tax assets:
	Operating loss carryforward	$	63,553		$	62,992
	Windfall tax benefit carryforward		-5,332			-5,243
	Capital loss carryforward		28			30
	Goodwill		-			285
	Intangible assets		628			1,195
	Accrued expenses		1,753			1,677
	Depreciation		953			693
	Other		1,894			2,050
	Total deferred tax assets		63,477			63,679
	Deferred tax liabilities:
	Goodwill		-455			-
	Trademarks		-274			-288
	Total deferred tax liabilities		-729			-288
	Less: valuation allowance		-63,477			-63,679
	Net deferred tax liability	$	-729		$	-288

Stockholders_Equity_Tables

Stockholders' Equity (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Stockholders' Equity (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]	A summary of the activity of the 1998 and 2007 Plans and awards issued outside of the Plan pertaining to stock option grants is as follows:

		Shares		Weighted		Aggregate		Weighted
		Underlying		Average		Intrinsic		Average
		Awards		Exercise		Value		Remaining
				Price		$0		Contractual Life
								(In Years)
	Awards outstanding, December 31, 2013		4,435,536	$	1.89
	Options granted		275,958	$	2.27
	Options exercised		-185,688	$	1.63
	Options cancelled		-234,254	$	2.04
	Options expired		-45,511	$	2.94
	Awards outstanding, December 31, 2014		4,246,041	$	1.9	$	2,130		3.8
	Awards vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2014		4,043,666	$	1.9	$	2,048		3.79
	Awards exercisable at December 31, 2014		2,270,347	$	1.89	$	1,214		3.75

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock Units Award Activity [Table Text Block]	A summary of the activity of the 1998 and 2007 Plans pertaining to grants of restricted stock units is as follows:

		Shares		Aggregate		Weighted
		Underlying		Intrinsic		Average
		Awards		Value		Remaining
				$0		Contractual
						Life (In
						Years)
	Awards outstanding, December 31, 2013		1,478,447
	Restricted stock units granted		470,853
	Restricted stock units settled by delivery of Common Stock upon vesting		-723,435
	Restricted stock units cancelled		-20,522
	Awards outstanding, December 31, 2014		1,205,343	$	2,869		2.94
	Awards vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2014		1,174,614	$	2,796		2.63

Schedule Of Unvested Share Based Payment Awards [Table Text Block]	A summary of the status of the Company’s unvested share-based payment awards as of December 31, 2014 and changes in the year then ended is as follows:

	Unvested Awards	Awards		Weighted
				Average Grant
				Date Fair
				Value
	Shares underlying awards unvested at December 31, 2013		4,711,899	$	1.03
	Shares underlying options granted		275,958	$	0.44
	Shares underlying restricted stock units granted		470,853	$	2.23
	Shares underlying options vested		-1,299,462	$	0.56
	Shares underlying restricted stock units issued		-723,435	$	2.01
	Shares underlying unvested options cancelled		-234,254	$	0.6
	Shares underlying unvested restricted stock units cancelled		-20,522	$	1.7
	Shares underlying awards unvested at December 31, 2014		3,181,037	$	1.16

Commitments_and_Contingencies_

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments for Capital Leases [Table Text Block]	As of December 31, 2014, total future minimum cash payments are as follows:
		Payments Due by Year
	Contractual obligations:	Total		2014		2015		2016		2017		2018		After 2018
	Operating leases	$	15,570,439	$	2,328,707	$	2,152,239	$	2,570,784	$	2,636,406	$	2,651,963	$	3,230,340
	Employment agreement		7,500,000		2,500,000		2,500,000		2,500,000		—		—		—
	Outside contributors		141,667		141,667		—		—		—		—		—
	Total contractual cash obligations	$	23,212,106	$	4,970,374	$	4,652,239	$	5,070,784	$	2,636,406	$	2,651,963	$	3,230,340

Restructuring_and_Other_Charge1

Restructuring and Other Charges (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Restructuring and Other Charges (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Restructuring Reserve 2013 [Member]
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost [Table Text Block]	The following table displays the activity of the 2013 Restructuring reserve account during the year ended December 31, 2013:

	Restructuring and other charges	$	385,610
	Noncash deductions		-393,195
	Adjustment to prior estimate		7,585
	Ending balance	$	-

Restructuring Reserve 2012 [Member]
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost [Table Text Block]	The following table displays the activity of the 2012 Restructuring reserve account from the initial charges during the first quarter of 2012 through December 31, 2014. The remaining balance as of December 31, 2014 relates to the lease for The Deal’s office space which expires in August 2021.

		Workforce		Asset		Termination		Lease		Total
		Reduction		Write-Off		of Vendor		Termination
						Services
	Restructuring charge	$	3,307,330	$	954,302	$	531,828	$	2,085,000	$	6,878,460
	Noncash charges		-222,215		-954,302		-220,178		-		-1,396,695
	Payments		-2,462,425		-		-148,816		-190,518		-2,801,759
	Balance December 31, 2012		622,690		-		162,834		1,894,482		2,680,006
	Adjustments to prior estimates		-7,586		-		5,446		27,130		24,990
	(Payments) / sublease income, net		-615,104		-		-168,280		-640,200		-1,423,584
	Balance December 31, 2013		-		-		-		1,281,412		1,281,412
	Adjustment to prior estimates		-		-		-		44,678		44,678
	(Payments) / sublease income, net		-		-		-		58,646		58,646
	Balance December 31, 2014	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	1,384,736	$	1,384,736

Restructuring Reserve 2011 [Member]
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost [Table Text Block]	The following table displays the activity of the 2011 Restructuring reserve account from the initial charges during the fourth quarter 2011 through December 31, 2013:

	Restructuring and other charges	$	1,825,799
	Noncash charges		-647,152
	Balance December 31, 2011		1,178,647
	Payments		-1,177,106
	Balance December 31, 2012		1,541
	Payments		-1,541
	Balance December 31, 2013	$	-

Restructuring Reserve 2009 [Member]
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost [Table Text Block]	The following table displays the activity of the 2009 Restructuring reserve account from the initial charges during the first quarter 2009 through December 31, 2014.

	Restructuring and other charges	$	3,460,914
	Noncash charges		-451,695
	Payments		-1,779,163
	Balance December 31, 2009		1,230,056
	Payments		-385,295
	Balance December 31, 2010		844,761
	Payments		-170,396
	Balance December 31, 2011		674,365
	Payments		-165,401
	Reduction to prior estimate		-288,667
	Balance December 31, 2012		220,297
	Payments		-124,023
	Balance December 31, 2013		96,274
	Reduction to prior estimate		-75,603
	Payments		-20,671
	Balance December 31, 2014	$	-

Other_Liabilities_Tables

Other Liabilities (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Other Liabilities (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Other Liabilities and Financial Instruments Subject to Mandatory Redemption [Abstract]
Other Liabilities [Table Text Block]	Other liabilities consist of the following:

		As of December 31,
		2014		2013
	Acquisition contingent earn out	$	2,602,105	$	-
	Deferred rent		2,301,999		2,629,798
	Noncurrent restructuring charges		1,384,736		1,281,412
	Deferred revenue		619,443		758,119
	Other liabilities		1,892		2,092
		$	6,910,175	$	4,671,421

Selected_Quarterly_Financial_D1

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)	12 Months Ended
Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)	Dec. 31, 2014
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information [Table Text Block]		For the Year Ended December 31, 2014
		First Quarter		Second		Third		Fourth
		First Quarter		Quarter		Quarter		Quarter
		(In thousands, except per share data)
	Total net revenue	$	14,389	$	14,762	$	14,619	$	17,283
	Total operating expense		15,554		15,435		15,113		18,355
	Net loss		-1,127		-642		-467		-1,556
	Preferred stock cash dividends		96		96		96		96
	Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$	-1,223	$	-738	$	-563	$	-1,652
	Basic and diluted net loss per share
	Net loss	$	-0.04	$	-0.02	$	-0.02	$	-0.05
	Preferred stock cash dividends		0		0		0		0
	Net loss attributable to common stockholders	$	-0.04	$	-0.02	$	-0.02	$	-0.05

		For the Year Ended December 31, 2013
		First Quarter		Second		Third		Fourth
		First Quarter		Quarter		Quarter		Quarter
		(In thousands, except per share data)
	Total net revenue	$	12,580	$	13,484	$	13,585	$	14,801
	Total operating expense		14,395		14,627		14,796		14,628
	Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders		-1,743		-1,076		-1,179		213
	Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders	$	-0.05	$	-0.03	$	-0.03	$	0.01

Organization_Nature_of_Busines3

Organization, Nature of Business and Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Organization, Nature of Business and Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	$1,301,000	$1,301,000
Capitalized Computer Software, Amortization	428,000	743,000	1,500,000
Ratio of Fair Value to Book Value				62.00%	51.00%
Preferred Stock Liquidation Value	55,000,000	55,000,000
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	5.2	4.2	3.3
Advertising Expense	3,000,000	2,900,000	2,900,000
Share based Compensation Including Restructuring And Other Charges	1,800,000	2,100,000	2,400,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	3,300,000
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Outstanding Options, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	2 years 8 months 12 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$0.44	$0.63	$0.48
Fair Value Exceeded its Book Value, Percentage	165.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$2.23
Restricted Stock [Member]
Organization, Nature of Business and Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$2.23	$2.06	$1.77
Limited Partner [Member]
Organization, Nature of Business and Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Other Operating Income (Expense), Net		264,000	218,000
Web Site [Member]
Organization, Nature of Business and Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Capitalized Computer Software, Additions	1,200,000	443,000	100,000
Internal Use Software [Member]
Organization, Nature of Business and Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Capitalized Computer Software, Additions	408,000	289,000	401,000
Computer Equipment [Member]
Organization, Nature of Business and Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives	3 years
Computer Software, Intangible Asset [Member]
Organization, Nature of Business and Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	3 years
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Organization, Nature of Business and Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives	5 years
Performance Incentive Plan 2007 [Member]
Organization, Nature of Business and Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Officers' Compensation	$918,000	$599,000	$577,000
Accounting Standards Update 2011-08 [Member]
Organization, Nature of Business and Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
New Accounting Pronouncement or Change in Accounting Principle, Description	ASU 2011-08, Testing for Goodwill Impairment (ASU 2011-08) permits an entity to make a qualitative assessment of whether it is more likely than not that a reporting units fair value is less than its carrying amount before applying the two-step goodwill impairment test. If an entity concludes it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, it need not perform the two-step impairment test. During 2014, the Company elected not to apply the qualitative assessment under this guidance and continued to apply the quantitative assessment in its evaluating of goodwill for impairment.

Organization_Nature_of_Busines4

Organization, Nature of Business and Summary of Operations and Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Value of employee stock options on the date of grant	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Value Of Employee Stock Options On The Date Of Grant [Abstract]
Expected option lives	3 years 7 months 6 days	3 years 8 months 12 days	3 years 6 months
Expected volatility	35.54%	40.11%	50.67%
Risk-free interest rate	1.11%	0.85%	0.56%
Expected dividends	4.22%	0.00%	4.27%

Acquisitions_and_Divestures_De

Acquisitions and Divestures (Details) - Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Identifiable intangible assets:
Goodwill	$44,810,467	$27,997,286	$25,726,239
Management Diagnostics Limited [Member]
Consideration paid and the amounts of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed recognized at the acquisition date
Accounts receivable, net	997,161
Other receivables	750,434
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	91,598
Property and equipment, net	153,060
Other assets	109,000
Identifiable intangible assets:
Accounts payable	-50,135
Accrued expenses	-956,156
Deferred revenue	-4,367,717
Other current liabilities	-40,516
Other liabilities	-2,687,838
Total identifiable net assets	3,108,891
Goodwill	16,813,181
Cash consideration, net of cash acquired	19,922,072
The Deal LLC [Member]
Consideration paid and the amounts of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed recognized at the acquisition date
Accounts receivable, net	765,357
Other receivables	315,322
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	168,492
Property and equipment, net	729,400
Identifiable intangible assets:
Restricted cash	301,000
Accounts payable	-391,992
Accrued expenses	-1,368,270
Deferred revenue	-3,761,210
Other current liabilities	-361,659
Total identifiable net assets	3,761,440
Goodwill	1,668,623
Cash consideration, net of cash acquired	5,430,063
Subscriber Relationships [Member] \| The Deal LLC [Member]
Identifiable intangible assets:
Identifiable intangible assets, amortization life	10 years
Identifiable intangible assets, amount	2,960,000
Client Data Base [Member] \| Management Diagnostics Limited [Member]
Identifiable intangible assets:
Identifiable intangible assets, amortization life	10 years
Identifiable intangible assets, amount	5,130,000
Client Data Base [Member] \| The Deal LLC [Member]
Identifiable intangible assets:
Identifiable intangible assets, amortization life	10 years
Identifiable intangible assets, amount	3,170,000
Computer Software, Intangible Asset [Member] \| The Deal LLC [Member]
Identifiable intangible assets:
Identifiable intangible assets, amortization life	5 years
Identifiable intangible assets, amount	685,000
Trade Names [Member] \| Management Diagnostics Limited [Member]
Identifiable intangible assets:
Identifiable intangible assets, amortization life	6 years
Identifiable intangible assets, amount	310,000
Trade Names [Member] \| The Deal LLC [Member]
Identifiable intangible assets:
Identifiable intangible assets, amortization life	10 years
Identifiable intangible assets, amount	480,000
Advertiser Relationships [Member] \| The Deal LLC [Member]
Identifiable intangible assets:
Identifiable intangible assets, amortization life	6 years
Identifiable intangible assets, amount	70,000
Customer Relationships [Member] \| Management Diagnostics Limited [Member]
Identifiable intangible assets:
Identifiable intangible assets, amortization life	10 years
Identifiable intangible assets, amount	$3,670,000

Acquisitions_and_Divestures_De1

Acquisitions and Divestures (Details) - Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Abstract]
Total Revenue	$69,554,714	$63,979,231	$67,334,719
Net Loss	($1,505,531)	($2,814,915)	($15,421,564)
Basic and diluted net loss per share	($0.04)	($0.08)	($0.47)

Acquisitions_Details

Acquisitions (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
Acquisitions (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2012	Apr. 19, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	41,967,369			41,058,246
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs	$1,500,000	$400,000
Deal Flow Media [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Name of Acquired Entity			DealFlow Media, Inc
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		5,800,000	2,000,000
Escrow Deposit			195,000
Escrow Agreement Secure Indemnity Obligations Period			1 year
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Liabilities Incurred			726,000
Common Stock, Shares, Issued			408,829
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Value Assigned			781,000
The Deal LLC [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired		100.00%
Business Acquisition, Name of Acquired Entity		The Deal, LLC
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Liabilities Incurred		5,000,000
Management Diagnostics Limited [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Name of Acquired Entity	Management Diagnostics Limited
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	22,100,000
Escrow Deposit	1,500,000
Escrow Agreement Secure Indemnity Obligations Period	24 months
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Liabilities Incurred	5,000,000
Warranty Insurance, Policy Limit	$5,000,000

Net_Loss_Per_Share_Details_Sum

Net Loss Per Share (Details) - Summary of Earnings Per Share Reconciliation (USD $)	3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Numerator:
Net loss	$1,556,000	$467,000	$642,000	$1,127,000	$3,789,877	$3,785,701	$12,714,951
Preferred stock cash dividends	96,000	96,000	96,000	96,000	385,696	0	192,848
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share - Net loss attributable to common stockholders					$4,175,573	$3,785,701	$12,907,799
Denominator:
Weighted average basic and diluted shares outstanding					34,370,843	33,725,317	32,710,018
Basic and diluted net loss per share:
Net loss	($0.05)	($0.02)	($0.02)	($0.04)	($0.12)	($0.11)	($0.39)
Preferred stock cash dividends					$0.01	$0	$0.01
Net loss attributable to common stockholders (in Dollars per share)					$0.12	$0.11	$0.39

Net_Loss_Per_Share_Details

Net Loss Per Share (Details)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	5.2	4.2	3.3

Cash_and_Cash_Equivalents_Mark2

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities and Restricted Cash (Details) - Summary Of Cash And Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities And Restricted Cash (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities and Restricted Cash [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$32,459,009	$45,443,759	$23,845,360	$44,865,191
Current and noncurrent marketable securities	3,569,240	13,097,735
Current and noncurrent restricted cash	1,301,000	1,301,000
Total cash and cash equivalents, current and noncurrent marketable securities and current and noncurrent restricted cash	$37,329,249	$59,842,494

Cash_and_Cash_Equivalents_Mark3

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities and Restricted Cash (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Cash and Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities and Restricted Cash [Line Items]
Auction Rate Securities, Noncurrent	$1,900,000
Marketable Securities	3,569,240	13,097,735
Cost Basis Of Marketable Securities	3,900,000	13,300,000
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	$1,301,000	$1,301,000

Fair_Value_Measurements_Detail

Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Summary of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
Description:
Cash and cash equivalents	$32,459,009		$45,443,759
Restricted cash	1,301,000		1,301,000
Marketable Securities	3,569,240		13,097,735
Contingent earn-out	2,602,105	[1]
Total at fair value	39,931,354		59,842,494
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Description:
Cash and cash equivalents	32,459,009		45,443,759
Restricted cash	1,301,000		1,301,000
Marketable Securities	2,009,240		11,517,735
Contingent earn-out	0	[1]
Total at fair value	35,769,249		58,262,494
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Description:
Cash and cash equivalents	0		0
Restricted cash	0		0
Marketable Securities	0		0
Contingent earn-out	0	[1]
Total at fair value	0		0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Description:
Cash and cash equivalents	0		0
Restricted cash	0		0
Marketable Securities	1,560,000		1,580,000
Contingent earn-out	2,602,105
Total at fair value	$4,162,105		$1,580,000

[1]	Contingent earn-out represents additional purchase consideration payable to the former shareholders of Management Diagnostiocs Limited based upon the achievement of specific 2017 audited revenue benchmarks. The probability of achieving each benchmark is based on Managements assessment of the projected 2017 revenue. The present value of each probability weighted payment was calculated by discounting the probability weighted payment by the corresponding present value factor.

Fair_Value_Measurements_Detail1

Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Summary of Marketable Securities Measured at Fair Value (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Trading Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of the period	$1,580,000	$1,540,000
Change in fair value of investment	-20,000	40,000
Balance at end of the period	1,560,000	1,580,000
Contingent Earn-Out [Member]
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of the period	0
Addition	2,602,105
Balance at end of the period	$2,602,105

Fair_Value_Measurements_Detail2

Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Auction Rate Securities, Noncurrent	$1,900,000
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash	33,800,000	46,700,000
Two Municipal Auction Rate Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Auction Rate Securities, Noncurrent	1,600,000	1,600,000
Auction Rate Securities [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Available-for-sale Securities Adjustment, Net of Tax	$290,000

Property_and_Equipment_Details

Property and Equipment (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization	$912	$1,400	$2,600

Property_and_Equipment_Details1

Property and Equipment (Details) - Property and equipment (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Computer equipment	$1,456,483	$6,465,698
Furniture and fixtures	2,072,289	2,726,959
Leasehold improvements	3,401,591	3,401,591
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	6,930,363	12,594,248
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	4,003,538	9,212,676
Property and equipment, net	$2,926,825	$3,381,572

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_2

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization of Intangible Assets	$2.30	$2.40	$2.90
Trade Names [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	8 years 3 months 18 days
Internal Use Software [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	4 years 8 months 12 days
Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	9 years 10 months 24 days
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	3 years
Database Rights [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	9 years 10 months 24 days

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_3

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) - Carrying Amount (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill [Line Items]
Balance at the Beggining period	$27,997,286	$25,726,239
Acquisition during the period	16,813,181	2,271,047
Balance at the Ending period	$44,810,467	$27,997,286

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_4

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) - Intangible Assets (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Total goodwill	$44,810,467	$27,997,286	$25,726,239
Other intangible assets not subject to amortization:
Trade name	720,000	720,000
Total other intangible assets not subject to amortization	720,000	720,000
Other intangible assets subject to amortization:
Customer relationships	14,462,136	10,792,136
Software models	1,988,194	1,988,194
Noncompete agreement	130,000	130,000
Product databases	8,619,588	3,367,000
Trade names	810,000	500,000
Capitalized website and software development	6,153,648	7,841,507
Domain names	160,425	160,425
Total other intangible assets subject to amortization	32,323,991	24,779,262
Less accumulated amortization	-12,896,782	-13,817,447
Net other intangible assets subject to amortization	19,427,209	10,961,815
Total other intangible assets	$20,147,209	$11,681,815

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_5

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) - Future Amortization Expense (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Amortization Expense, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
2015	$2,627,643
2016	3,270,039
2017	3,020,491
2018	1,729,226
2019	1,717,425
Thereafter	7,062,385
Total	$19,427,209	$10,961,815

Accrued_Expenses_Details

Accrued Expenses (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Payroll and related costs	$2,544,215	$1,672,891
Professional fees	890,567	470,423
Tax related	666,102	206,508
Business development	467,876	697,049
Advertising	334,295	401,301
Other liabilities	1,376,027	890,251
Total accrued expenses	$6,279,082	$4,338,423

Income_Taxes_Details

Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carryforwards	$149	$156
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Windfall Tax Benefits	$16	$15

Income_Taxes_Details_Component

Income Taxes (Details) - Components of the provision for income taxes (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current taxes:
U.S. federal	$8,000	$0	$0
State and local	8,000	0	0
Foreign	18,000	0	0
Total current tax expense	34,000	0	0
Deferred taxes:
U.S. federal	382,000	0	0
State and local	59,000	0	0
Foreign	0	0	0
Total deferred tax expense	440,899	0	0
Total tax expense	$475,161	$0	$0

Income_Taxes_Details_Income_Ta

Income Taxes (Details) - Income Tax Reconciliation	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details) - Income Tax Reconciliation	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Reconciliation [Abstract]
U.S. statutory federal income tax rate	34.00%	34.00%	34.00%
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit	1.10%	6.30%	6.30%
Effect of permanent differences	-9.70%	-2.90%	-0.80%
Change to valuation allowance	-37.40%	-37.40%	-39.70%
Foreign rate tax differential	-2.30%	0.00%	0.00%
Other	0.00%	0.00%	0.20%
Effective income tax rate	-14.30%	0.00%	0.00%

Income_Taxes_Details_Net_Defer

Income Taxes (Details) - Net Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Deferred tax assets:
Operating loss carryforward	$63,553	$62,992
Windfall tax benefit carryforward	-5,332	-5,243
Capital loss carryforward	28	30
Goodwill	0	285
Intangible assets	628	1,195
Accrued expenses	1,753	1,677
Depreciation	953	693
Other	1,894	2,050
Total deferred tax assets	63,477	63,679
Deferred tax liabilities:
Goodwill	-455
Trademarks	-274	-288
Total deferred tax liabilities	-729	-288
Less: valuation allowance	-63,477	-63,679
Net deferred tax liability	($729)	($288)

Stockholders_Equity_Details

Stockholders' Equity (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			169 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
Stockholders' Equity (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2014	Nov. 15, 2007	Dec. 31, 2007	Dec. 31, 2000	Dec. 31, 1998
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired (in Shares)				5,453,416
Treasury Stock, Value, Acquired, Cost Method				$7,300,000
Treasury Stock, Shares, Retired (in Shares)				1,574,704
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued	5,500	5,500		5,500
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$0.01	$0.01		$0.01
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000		100,000,000
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount							10,000,000
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid	$0.03		$0.03
Dividends	3,900,000	0	1,800,000
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), Number of Suspense Shares						7,750,000		8,900,000
Share based Compensation Including Restructuring And Other Charges	1,800,000	2,100,000	2,400,000
Restructuring Non Cash Compensation		393,000	222,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant	1,800,000			1,800,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Net of Forfeitures	275,958	1,600,000	2,800,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period	185,688	43,000
Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised	302,977	74,366	0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period	470,853	1,300,000	249,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Non-Option Equity Instruments, Granted	723,000	751,000	1,300,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value	2,400,000	2,100,000	2,700,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value	154,000	16,000	0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value	1,700,000	1,400,000	2,500,000
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Outstanding Options, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	2 years 8 months 12 days
Deferred Compensation Share-based Arrangements, Liability, Current and Noncurrent	3,300,000			3,300,000
Minimum [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	3 years
Maximum [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	5 years
Purchasers [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common Stock, Shares Authorized					1,157,083
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights					$15.69
Proceeds from Issuance of Convertible Preferred Stock					$55,000,000
Kikucall, Inc [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Shares Received For Settlement (in Shares)	3,338
Corsis Technology Group II LLC [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Shares Received For Settlement (in Shares)	208,270
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common Stock Share Price For Automatic Conversion Of Preferred Stock					$28.52
Share Price (in Dollars per share)					$10,000
Series B Preferred Stock [Member] \| Purchasers [Member]
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued					5,500
Convertible Preferred Stock Conversion Price Per Share					$14.26
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share					$0.01
Convertible Preferred Stock, Shares Issued upon Conversion					3,856,942

Stockholders_Equity_Details_Su

Stockholders' Equity (Details) - Summary of Stock Options Activity (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Summary Of Stock Options Activity [Abstract]
Awards outstanding, December 31, 2013	4,435,536
Options granted	275,958	1,600,000	2,800,000
Options exercised	-185,688	-43,000
Options cancelled	-234,254
Options expired	-45,511
Awards outstanding, December 31, 2014	4,246,041	4,435,536
Awards vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2014	4,043,666
Awards exercisable at December 31, 2014	2,270,347
Awards outstanding, December 31, 2013 (in dollars per share)	$1.89
Options granted (in dollars per share)	$2.27
Options exercised (in dollars per share)	$1.63
Options cancelled (in dollars per share)	$2.04
Options expired (in dollars per share)	$2.94
Awards outstanding, December 31, 2014 (in dollars per share)	$1.90	$1.89
Awards vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2014 (in dollars per share)	$1.90
Awards exercisable at December 31, 2014 (in dollars per share)	$1.89
Awards outstanding, December 31, 2014 (in dollars)	$2,130
Awards vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2014 (in dollars)	2,048
Awards exercisable at December 31, 2014 (in dollars)	$1,214
Awards outstanding, December 31, 2014 (in years)	3 years 9 months 18 days
Awards vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2014 (in years)	3 years 9 months 14 days
Awards exercisable at December 31, 2014 (in years)	3 years 9 months

Stockholders_Equity_Details_Su1

Stockholders' Equity (Details) - Summary of Restricted Stock Units Activity (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Summary Of Restricted Stock Units Activity [Abstract]
Awards outstanding	1,478,447
Restricted stock units granted	470,853	1,300,000	249,000
Restricted stock units settled by delivery of Common Stock upon vesting	-723,435
Restricted stock units cancelled	-20,522
Awards outstanding	1,205,343	1,478,447
Awards vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2014	1,174,614
Awards outstanding (in Dollars)	$2,869
Awards vested and expected to vest at September 30, 2014 (in Dollars)	$2,796
Awards outstanding	2 years 11 months 8 days
Awards vested and expected to vest at September 30, 2014	2 years 7 months 17 days

Stockholders_Equity_Details_St

Stockholders' Equity (Details) - Status Of Unvested Share-based Payment Awards (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Status Of Unvested Share Based Payment Awards [Abstract]
Shares underlying awards unvested at December 31, 2013	4,711,899
Shares underlying options granted	275,958	1,600,000	2,800,000
Shares underlying restricted stock units granted	470,853	1,300,000	249,000
Shares underlying options vested	-1,299,462
Restricted stock units settled by delivery of Common Stock upon vesting	-723,435
Options cancelled	-234,254
Shares underlying unvested restricted stock units cancelled	20,522
Shares underlying awards unvested at December 31, 2014	3,181,037	4,711,899
Shares underlying awards unvested at December 31, 2013 (in dollars per share)	$1.03
Shares underlying options granted (in dollars per share)	$0.44	$0.63	$0.48
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in Dollars per share)	$2.23
Shares underlying options vested (in dollars per share)	$0.56
Shares underlying restricted stock units issued (in dollars per share)	$2.01
Shares underlying unvested options cancelled (in dollars per share)	$0.60
Shares underlying unvested restricted stock units cancelled (in dollars per share)	$1.70
Shares underlying awards unvested at December 31, 2014 (in dollars per share)	$1.16	$1.03

Commitments_and_Contingencies_1

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense	$1,800,000	$1,500,000	$1,500,000
Operating Leases, Rent Expense, Sublease Rentals	$720,000

Commitments_and_Contingencies_2

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - Future Minimum Cash Payments (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014
Contractual obligations:
Operating leases, Payments Due by Year 2014	$2,328,707
Operating leases, Payments Due by Year 2015	2,152,239
Operating leases, Payments Due by Year 2016	2,570,784
Operating leases, Payments Due by Year 2017	2,636,406
Operating leases, Payments Due by Year 2018	2,651,963
Outside contributors, Payments Due by Year After 2018	0
Operating leases, Total	15,570,439
Employment agreement, Payment Due by Year 2014	2,500,000
Employment agreement, Payment Due by Year 2015	2,500,000
Employment agreement, Payment Due by Year 2016	2,500,000
Employment agreement, Payment Due by Year 2017	0
Employment agreement, Payment Due by Year 2018	0
Employment agreement, Payment Due by Year After 2018	0
Employment agreement, Total	7,500,000
Outside contributors, Payments Due by Year 2014	141,667
Outside contributors, Payments Due by Year 2015	0
Outside contributors, Payments Due by Year 2016	0
Outside contributors, Payments Due by Year 2017	0
Outside contributors, Payments Due by Year 2018	0
Operating leases, Payments Due by Year After 2018	3,230,340
Outside contributors, Total	141,667
Total contractual cash obligations, Payments Due by Year 2014	4,970,374
Total contractual cash obligations, Payments Due by Year 2015	4,652,239
Total contractual cash obligations, Payments Due by Year 2016	5,070,784
Total contractual cash obligations, Payments Due by Year 2017	2,636,406
Total contractual cash obligations, Payments Due by Year 2018	2,651,963
Total contractual cash obligations, Payments Due by Year After 2018	3,230,340
Total contractual cash obligations, Total	$23,212,106

Long_Term_Investment_Details

Long Term Investment (Details) (Geezeo [Member], USD $)	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Long Term Investment (Details) (Geezeo [Member], USD $)	Nov. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2010	Mar. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2008	Oct. 31, 2011
Geezeo [Member]
Long Term Investment [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross					$1,900,000
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired					18.50%
Legal Fees					200,000
Asset Impairment Charges			555,000	1,500,000
Cost Method Investments			0
Notes Receivable, Related Parties, Noncurrent						600,000
Proceeds from Collection of Notes Receivable	$105,000	$150,000

Restructuring_and_Other_Charge2

Restructuring and Other Charges (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Restructuring and Other Charges (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2009
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Charges	$0	$385,610	$6,589,792	$1,800,000
Restructuring Reserve 2012 [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Charges			6,878,460
Restructuring Reserve 2012 [Member] \| Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Charges			3,400,000
Restructuring Reserve 2012 [Member] \| The Deal LLC [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Charges			3,500,000
Restructuring Reserve 2009 [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Charges					$3,460,914
Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated, Period Percent					8.00%

Restructuring_and_Other_Charge3

Restructuring and Other Charges (Details) - Summary of Restructuring Reserve Activity 2013 (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges	$0	$385,610	$6,589,792	$1,800,000
Restructuring Reserve 2013 [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges		385,610
Noncash charges		-393,195
Adjustment to prior estimate		7,585
Ending balance		$0

Restructuring_and_Other_Charge4

Restructuring and Other Charges (Details) - Summary of Restructuring Reserve Activity 2012 (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charge	$0	$385,610	$6,589,792	$1,800,000
Restructuring Reserve 2012 [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning balance	1,281,412	2,680,006
Restructuring charge			6,878,460
Noncash charges			-1,396,695
Adjustments to prior estimates	44,678	24,990
(Payments) / sublease income, net	58,646	-1,423,584	-2,801,759
Ending balance	1,384,736	1,281,412	2,680,006
Restructuring Reserve 2012 [Member] \| Workforce Reduction [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning balance	0	622,690
Restructuring charge			3,307,330
Noncash charges			-222,215
Adjustments to prior estimates	0	-7,586
(Payments) / sublease income, net	0	-615,104	-2,462,425
Ending balance	0	0	622,690
Restructuring Reserve 2012 [Member] \| Asset Write Off [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning balance	0	0
Restructuring charge			954,302
Noncash charges			-954,302
Adjustments to prior estimates	0	0
(Payments) / sublease income, net	0	0	0
Ending balance	0	0	0
Restructuring Reserve 2012 [Member] \| Termination Of Vendor Services [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning balance	0	162,834
Restructuring charge			531,828
Noncash charges			-220,178
Adjustments to prior estimates	0	5,446
(Payments) / sublease income, net	0	-168,280	-148,816
Ending balance	0	0	162,834
Restructuring Reserve 2012 [Member] \| Lease Termination [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning balance	1,281,412	1,894,482
Restructuring charge			2,085,000
Noncash charges			0
Adjustments to prior estimates	44,678	27,130
(Payments) / sublease income, net	58,646	-640,200	-190,518
Ending balance	$1,384,736	$1,281,412	$1,894,482

Restructuring_and_Other_Charge5

Restructuring and Other Charges (Details) - Summary of Restructuring Reserve Activity 2011 (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges	$0	$385,610	$6,589,792	$1,800,000
Restructuring Reserve 2011 [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning balance		1,541	1,178,647
Restructuring and other charges				1,825,799
Noncash charges				-647,152
(Payments) / Sublease, Income, Net		-1,541	-1,177,106
Ending balance		$0	$1,541	$1,178,647

Restructuring_and_Other_Charge6

Restructuring and Other Charges (Details) - Summary of Restructuring Reserve Activity 2009 (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and other charges	$0	$385,610	$6,589,792	$1,800,000
Restructuring Reserve 2009 [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning balance	96,274	220,297	674,365	844,761	1,230,056
Restructuring and other charges						3,460,914
Noncash charges						-451,695
Reduction to prior estimate	-75,603		-288,667
(Payments) / Sublease, Income, Net	-20,671	-124,023	-165,401	-170,396	-385,295	-1,779,163
Ending balance	$0	$96,274	$220,297	$674,365	$844,761	$1,230,056

Other_Liabilities_Details_Summ

Other Liabilities (Details) - Summary of Other Liabilities (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
OTHER LIABILITIES [Line Items]
Acquisition contingent earn out	$2,602,105	$0
Deferred rent	2,301,999	2,629,798
Noncurrent restructuring charge	1,384,736	1,281,412
Deferred revenue	619,443	758,119
Other liabilities	1,892	2,092
Total other liabilities	$6,910,175	$4,671,421

Employee_Benefit_Plan_Details

Employee Benefit Plan (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Employees' Gross Pay	100.00%	100.00%	50.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Maximum Annual Contributions Per Employee, Percent	8.00%	6.00%	4.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Cost Recognized	$1,400	$759	$123

Selected_Quarterly_Financial_D2

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details) - Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Selected Quarterly Financial Data Unaudited Details - Quarterly Financial Data Unaudited [Line Items]
Total net revenue	$17,283,000	$14,619,000	$14,762,000	$14,389,000	$14,801,000	$13,585,000	$13,484,000	$12,580,000	$61,053,218	$54,450,411	$50,720,803
Total operating expense	18,355,000	15,113,000	15,435,000	15,554,000	14,628,000	14,796,000	14,627,000	14,395,000	64,456,927	58,445,575	63,788,467
Net loss	-1,556,000	-467,000	-642,000	-1,127,000					-3,789,877	-3,785,701	-12,714,951
Preferred stock cash dividends	96,000	96,000	96,000	96,000					385,696	0	192,848
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders	($1,652,000)	($563,000)	($738,000)	($1,223,000)	$213,000	($1,179,000)	($1,076,000)	($1,743,000)	($4,175,573)	($3,785,701)	($12,907,799)
Basic and diluted net loss per share:
Basic and diluted net loss per share: (in Dollars per share)	($0.05)	($0.02)	($0.02)	($0.04)					($0.12)	($0.11)	($0.39)
Preferred stock cash dividends (in Dollars per share)	$0	$0	$0	$0
Net loss attributable to common stockholders (in Dollars per share)	($0.05)	($0.02)	($0.02)	($0.04)	$0.01	($0.03)	($0.03)	($0.05)

SCHEDULE_IIVALUATION_AND_QUALI1

SCHEDULE II-VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS (Details) (Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Member], USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Member]
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves
Balance at Beginning of Period	$202,207	$165,291	$158,870
Provisions Charged to Expense	202,340	80,819	114,870
Write-offs / Provision Charged to Goodwill	86,406	43,903	108,449
Balance at End of Period	$318,141	$202,207	$165,291