Investment [Text Block] | 3. INVESTMENTS TangoMe, Inc. On March 30, 2012, the Company purchased 468,121 shares of Series A Preferred stock from related party William R. Hambrecht at $2.14 per share, resulting in a total investment of $1,000,000. For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company recorded an unrealized gain of $572,747, bringing the total value of the investment in TangoMe, Inc. to $2,574,666 as of December 31, 2014. There was no change in value as of September 30, 2015, with the valuation remaining at $2,574,666. The fair value is based on similar securities sold to certain related and unrelated third parties. The use of a recent round of financing for TangoMe, Inc. is the primary significant unobservable input used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s investment. Significant increases (decreases) in any subsequent rounds of financing would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement. Salon Media Group, Inc. The Company owns 2,006,827 shares of Common Stock of Salon Media Group, Inc (“Salon”) common stock. The investment in common shares of Salon is valued at $0.13 per share, or $260,887, as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. The Company recorded no gain or loss for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and an unrealized gain of $461,570 for the three months ended September 30, 2014. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, there was no change in fair value. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recorded an unrealized loss of $120,411. FlexiInternational Software, Inc. On September 14, 2015 the Company sold its 78,000 shares of Flexi International Software stock for $0.235 per share, total proceeds of $18,330 resulting in a realized gain of $1,950. The sale was made to improve the Company’s liquidity. The investment in common shares of FlexiInternational was valued at $0.21 as of June 30, 2015 and $0.15 as of December 31, 2014. For the three months ended September 30, 2014 the Company recorded a related unrealized loss of $5,460. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 the Company recorded a related unrealized gain of $780 Truett-Hurst, Inc. The company owned 3,000 shares of Truett-Hurst common stock as of June 30, 2015. During the third quarter of 2015 (July 1 through September 30) the Company sold 3,000 shares for a realized loss of $4,271. The sale was executed to provide the Company with liquidity. The 3,000 shares was valued at $2.28 per share or $6,840 at June 30, 2015. The original 10,000 share investment that was carried at December 31, 2014, was valued at $3.97 per share, or $39,700 for the year ended December 31, 2014. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 the Company recorded related unrealized gains of $5,500 and $13,800, respectively. Arcimoto, Inc. During fiscal year 2014 the Company purchased 37,000 shares of Arcimoto, Inc. series A-1 preferred stock for $100,011. During March 2015, Arcimoto, Inc. had a round of financing at a share valuation 23% higher than the Company’s cost, resulting in an unrealized gain of $22,682 and bringing the total investment value of Arcimoto as of March 31, 2015 to $122,693. The fair value as of March 31, 2015, was based on this recent financing, which is a third party transaction and is the primary significant unobservable input used in the fair value measurement of the Company's investment in Acrimoto, Inc. The fair value as of September 30, 2015 remains unchanged at $122,693 as there was no observable change in valuation input since March 31, 2015. Significant increases (decreases) in any subsequent transactions would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement. For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company had valued this investment at its cost. |