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Note 6 - Direct Response Advertising
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Advertising Costs, Policy, Capitalized Direct Response Advertising [Policy Text Block]
NOTE 6 – DIRECT RESPONSE ADVERTISING:

Direct Response Advertising Costs are included in other current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet and were $1.7 million and $1.3 million as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.  These costs consist of capitalized advertising costs which have met the criteria outlined in Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 340, including; probable future benefit, the ability to uniquely track individual responses to specific advertisements, and the absence of material selling or marketing expenses are expected to occur after the advertisement.  These capitalized Direct Response Advertising costs are amortized and recognized as an expense over a seven or six month useful life (depending on the segment that the advertising relates to).  These amounts (which relate primarily to specific broadcast and internet based advertisements) are capitalized and begin to amortize at the time of use, based on the broadcast date or month of usage and are amortized over the expected period that revenue will be generated as a result of these costs.