LEGAL PROCEEDINGS	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Legal Matters and Contingencies [Text Block]	6. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS As previously disclosed, we conducted a review of the accounting in our former Promotions.com subsidiary, which subsidiary we sold in December 2009. As a result of this review, in February 2010 we filed a Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2008 and a Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, respectively, to restate and correct certain previously-reported financial information as well as filed Forms 10-Q for the quarters ended June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2009, respectively. The SEC commenced an investigation in March 2010 into the facts surrounding our restatement of previously issued financial statements and related matters. We are cooperating fully with the SEC. The investigation could result in the SEC seeking various penalties and relief including, without limitation, civil injunctive relief and/or civil monetary penalties or administrative relief. The nature of the relief or remedies the SEC may seek with respect to the Company, if any, cannot be predicted at this time. In December 2010, the Company was named as one of several defendants in a lawsuit captioned EIT Holdings LLC v. WebMD, LLC et al., (U.S.D.C., D. Del.), on the same day that plaintiff filed a substantially identical suit against a different group of defendants in a lawsuit captioned EIT Holdings LLC v. Yelp!, Inc. et al., (U.S.D.C., N. D. Cal.). In February 2011, by agreement of plaintiff and the Company, the Company was dismissed from the Delaware action without prejudice and named as a defendant in the California action. In May 2011, the action against the Company and all defendants other than Yelp! Inc. (“Yelp!”) were dismissed for misjoinder and plaintiff filed separate cases against the dismissed defendants; the action against the Company is captioned EIT Holdings LLC v. TheStreet.com, Inc., (U.S.D.C., N. D. Cal.). The complaints allege that defendants infringe U.S. Patent No. 5,828,837 (the “Patent”), putatively owned by plaintiff, related to a certain method of displaying information to an Internet-accessible device. In January 2012, the court in the case against Yelp! granted Yelp!’s motion for summary judgment, finding the Patent to be invalid. In the event such judgment becomes final and nonappealable, plaintiff could not obtain an award of relief against any other party, including the Company, with respect to claims related to the Patent. The Company intends to vigorously defend itself and believes it has meritorious defenses. Due to the early stage of this matter and the inherent uncertainties of litigation, the ultimate outcome of this matter is uncertain. The Company is party to other legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business or otherwise, none of which other proceedings is deemed material.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Legal Matters and Contingencies [Text Block]

6. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

As previously disclosed, we conducted a review of the accounting in our former Promotions.com subsidiary, which subsidiary we sold in December 2009. As a result of this review, in February 2010 we filed a Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2008 and a Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, respectively, to restate and correct certain previously-reported financial information as well as filed Forms 10-Q for the quarters ended June 30, 2009 and September 30, 2009, respectively. The SEC commenced an investigation in March 2010 into the facts surrounding our restatement of previously issued financial statements and related matters. We are cooperating fully with the SEC. The investigation could result in the SEC seeking various penalties and relief including, without limitation, civil injunctive relief and/or civil monetary penalties or administrative relief. The nature of the relief or remedies the SEC may seek with respect to the Company, if any, cannot be predicted at this time.

In December 2010, the Company was named as one of several defendants in a lawsuit captioned EIT Holdings LLC v. WebMD, LLC et al., (U.S.D.C., D. Del.), on the same day that plaintiff filed a substantially identical suit against a different group of defendants in a lawsuit captioned EIT Holdings LLC v. Yelp!, Inc. et al., (U.S.D.C., N. D. Cal.). In February 2011, by agreement of plaintiff and the Company, the Company was dismissed from the Delaware action without prejudice and named as a defendant in the California action. In May 2011, the action against the Company and all defendants other than Yelp! Inc. (“Yelp!”) were dismissed for misjoinder and plaintiff filed separate cases against the dismissed defendants; the action against the Company is captioned EIT Holdings LLC v. TheStreet.com, Inc., (U.S.D.C., N. D. Cal.). The complaints allege that defendants infringe U.S. Patent No. 5,828,837 (the “Patent”), putatively owned by plaintiff, related to a certain method of displaying information to an Internet-accessible device. In January 2012, the court in the case against Yelp! granted Yelp!’s motion for summary judgment, finding the Patent to be invalid. In the event such judgment becomes final and nonappealable, plaintiff could not obtain an award of relief against any other party, including the Company, with respect to claims related to the Patent. The Company intends to vigorously defend itself and believes it has meritorious defenses. Due to the early stage of this matter and the inherent uncertainties of litigation, the ultimate outcome of this matter is uncertain.

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