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Related Party Transactions
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]
11.  Related Party Transactions
 
On April 4, 2017, the Company completed a private placement of its common stock, selling 3,765,000 shares at $1.00 per share, for total gross proceeds of $3,765,000. In connection with the offering, the Company paid $188,250 and issued 162,000 shares of common stock to MDB Capital Group LLC, which acted as placement agent.
 
On October 19, 2017, the Company completed a private placement of its common stock, selling 2,391,304 shares at $1.15 per share, for total gross proceeds of $2,750,000.  In connection with the offering, the Company issued 119,565 shares of common stock and 119,565 common stock warrants to MDB Capital Group LLC, which acted as placement agent.
 
Mr. Christopher Marlett was a director of the Company until February 1, 2018. Mr. Marlett is the Chief Executive Officer of MDB. Mr. Gary Schuman, who was the Chief Financial Officer of the Company until May 15, 2017 is the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of MDB. The Company compensated Mr. Schuman for his services at the rate of $3,000 per month until his resignation. Mr. Robert Levande was a director of the Company until July 5, 2017. Mr. Levande is a senior managing director of MDB.
 
Prior to and interdependent upon the closing of the Recapitalization, the Parent provided a series of advances for an aggregated amount of approximately $735,000 to the Subsidiary under a promissory note (the “Term Note”). The Term Note was guaranteed by MDB in the amount of $150,000 and Mr. Heckman, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, in the amount of $350,000 and secured by a mortgage held by the Parent on certain properties owned by Mr. Heckman located in the State of Washington and the Province of British Columbia (“Mortgage”). At the Closing of the Recapitalization, the Term Note was cancelled and the Personal Guarantee, the Mortgage and the MDB Guarantee were terminated.
 
Ms. Rinku Sen became a director of the Company in November 2017 and has provided consulting services and operates a channel on our platform. During the year ended December 31, 2017, Ms. Sen was paid $15,000 for these services.
 
Effective on September 20, 2017, the Company entered into a six-month contract, with automatic renewals unless cancelled, with a company located in Nicaragua that is owned by Mr. Christopher Marlett, a director of the Company, to provide content conversion services. The estimated monthly costs are expected to be less than $5,000 per month.
 
During May 2018, the Company borrowed a total of $663,000 from the CEO of the Company in order to continue to fund operations. The loan is evidenced by a promissory note payable upon demand with interest at the minimum applicable federal rate, which is approximately 2.34 percent.
 
On June 6, 2018, the Company repaid $50,000 of the amount borrowed from the CEO in May and on June 6, 2018 the Company borrowed $121,000 from the CEO on a new promissory note payable upon demand with interest at the minimum applicable rate which is approximately 2.34 percent.