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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

2.    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements.

Interim Consolidated Financial Information

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and footnotes have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) as contained in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (the “Codification” or “ASC”) for interim financial information. In the opinion of management, the interim financial information includes all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position, results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year or the results for any future periods. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and related footnotes presented in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 3, 2014.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to the accounts receivable allowances, the useful lives of long‑lived assets and other intangible assets, assumptions used for purposes of determining stock‑based compensation, identification of intangibles in purchase accounting, and income taxes, among others. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that it believes to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities as well as reporting revenue and expenses during the periods presented.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consist of checking accounts and a money market account. The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains cash balances in financial institutions in amounts greater than federally insured limits.

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash consists of cash required to be deposited with financial institutions for letters of credit for certain of the Company’s lease agreements and as collateral for the Company’s credit card accounts.

Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue

The Company recognizes revenue based on the activity of mobile users viewing advertisements through developer applications and mobile websites. Revenues are recognized when the related advertising services are delivered based on the specific terms of the advertising contract, which are commonly based on the number of ads delivered, views, clicks or actions by users on mobile advertisements. The Company recognizes revenue based on these terms because the services have been provided, the fees the Company charges are fixed or determinable, persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, and collectability is reasonably assured.

In the normal course of business, the Company acts as an intermediary in executing transactions with third parties. The determination of whether revenue should be reported on a gross or net basis is based on an assessment of whether the Company is acting as the principal or an agent in the transaction. In determining whether the Company acts as the principal or an agent, the Company follows the accounting guidance for principal‑agent considerations. While none of the factors identified in this guidance is individually considered presumptive or determinative, because the Company is the primary obligor and is responsible for (i) identifying and contracting with third party advertisers, (ii) establishing the selling prices of the advertisements sold, (iii) performing all billing and collection activities including retaining credit risk and (iv) bearing sole responsibility for fulfillment of the advertising, the Company acts as the principal in these arrangements and therefore reports revenue earned and costs incurred on a gross basis.

Deferred revenue arises as a result of differences between the timing of revenue recognition and receipt of cash from the Company’s customers. As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 there were $890,000 and $868,000, respectively, of cash payments that had been received in advance of the Company’s performance of the service under the arrangement and were recorded as deferred revenue in the accompanying unaudited consolidated balance sheets.

Cost of Revenue

Cost of revenue consists primarily of amounts due to developers for the advertising inventory utilized in running mobile advertisements. These amounts are typically either a percentage of the advertising revenue earned by the Company based on mobile advertisements that are run on each developer’s application or a fixed fee for the ad space or fees paid to win bids for advertising inventory purchased from auction‑based marketplace exchanges. The Company recognizes the cost of revenue as the associated revenue is recognized, on a developer by developer basis during the period the advertisements run on the developer’s advertising application or mobile website. Costs owed to developers but not yet paid are recorded as accrued cost of revenue. The cost of revenue for ads delivered through auction‑based exchanges can vary depending on the Company’s ability to purchase inventory at competitive rates to win the auction bid.

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. The Company has not experienced any losses on cash and cash equivalents to date. To manage accounts receivable risk, the Company evaluates the creditworthiness of its customers and maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts.

Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Sales Credits

The Company extends credit to customers without requiring collateral. Accounts receivable are stated at realizable value, net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company utilizes the allowance method to provide for doubtful accounts based on the Company’s evaluation of the collectability of amounts due. The Company’s estimate is based on historical collection experience and a review of the current status of accounts receivable. Historically, actual write‑offs for uncollectible accounts have not significantly differed from the Company’s estimates. However, higher than expected bad debts may result in future write‑offs that are greater than the Company’s estimates.

The Company also estimates an allowance for sales credits based on the Company’s historical sales credits experience. Historically, actual sales credits have not significantly differed from the Company’s estimates. However, higher than expected sales credits may result in future write‑offs that are greater than the Company’s estimates. The allowances for doubtful accounts and sales credits are included in accounts receivable, net in the consolidated balance sheets.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for stock‑based payment awards for employees by measuring services received in exchange for all equity awards granted based on the fair value of the award as of the grant date. The Company recognizes stock‑based compensation expense for employees on a straight‑line basis over the awards’ vesting periods, adjusted for estimated forfeitures. The Company accounts for stock‑based payment awards for non‑employees by measuring services received in exchange for all equity awards granted initially based on the fair value of the award as of the grant date. Fair value is then remeasured each reporting period through the award’s vesting date. The Company recognizes non‑employee stock‑based compensation expense on a straight‑line basis over the awards’ vesting periods, adjusted for estimated forfeitures.

The Company uses the Black‑Scholes option pricing model for estimating the fair value of stock options. The use of the option valuation model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, including the fair value of the Company’s common stock, the expected life, and the expected stock price volatility based on peer companies, as there is not enough historical price data for the Company’s common stock. Additionally, the recognition of expense requires the estimation of the number of options that will ultimately vest and the number of options that will ultimately be forfeited.