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Stock–Based Compensation (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Schedule of Unrecognized Compensation Expense | Unrecognized compensation expense related to the stock-based compensation awards and equity-based awards as of December 31, 2024 was as follows: Schedule of Unrecognized Compensation Expense
|  | As of December 31, 2024 |
|  | Restricted Stock |  |  | Equity Plans |  |  | ABG Warrants |  |  | Totals |
Unrecognized compensation expense |  | $ | 451 |  |  | $ | 1,015 |  |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 1,485 |
Weighted average period expected to be recognized (in years) |  |  | 0.93 |  |  |  | 1.02 |  |  |  | 1.52 |  |  |  | 1.00 |
Publisher Partner Warrant [Member] |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Schedule of Warrants Activity | A summary of the Publisher Partner Warrants activity during the year ended December 31, 2024 is as follows: Schedule of Warrants Activity
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Weighted |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Average |
|  |  |  |  | Weighted |  |  | Remaining |
|  | Number |  |  | Average |  |  | Contractual |
|  | of |  |  | Exercise |  |  | Life |
|  | Shares |  |  | Price |  |  | (in Years) |
Publisher Partner Warrants outstanding at January 1, 2024 |  |  | 9,800 |  |  | $ | 6.91 |  |  |  | 4.15 |
Granted |  |  | - |  |  |  | 6.91 |  |  |  | 3.15 |
Publisher Partner Warrants outstanding at December 31, 2024 |  |  | 9,800 |  |  |  | 7.11 |  |  |  | 3.14 |
Publisher Partner Warrants exercisable at December 31, 2024 |  |  | 6,062 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Publisher Partner Warrants not vested at December 31, 2024 |  |  | 3,738 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Publisher Partner Warrants available for future grants at December 31, 2024 |  |  | 23,200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ABG Warrants [Member] |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Schedule of Warrants Activity | A summary of the ABG Warrant activity during the year ended December 31, 2024 is as follows: Schedule of Warrants Activity
|  | Number of Shares |  |  | Weighted Average |  |  | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life |
|  | Unvested |  |  | Vested |  |  | Exercise Price |  |  | (in years) |
ABG Warrants outstanding at January 1, 2024 |  |  | 599,724 |  |  |  | 399,816 |  |  | $ | 11.55 |  |  |  | 5.46 |
Vested |  |  | (599,724 | ) |  |  | 599,724 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
ABG Warrants outstanding at December 31, 2024 |  |  | - |  |  |  | 999,540 |  |  |  | 11.55 |  |  |  | 4.45 |
Summary of Stock-based Compensation | Stock–based compensation and equity-based expense charged to operations or capitalized during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 are summarized as follows: Summary of Stock-based Compensation
|  | Year Ended December 31, 2024 |
|  | Restricted Stock |  |  | Equity Plans |  |  | Warrants |  |  | Totals |
Cost of revenue |  | $ | 119 |  |  | $ | 745 |  |  | $ | 13 |  |  | $ | 877 |
Selling and marketing |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | 187 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 207 |
General and administrative |  |  | 909 |  |  |  | 432 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,341 |
Total costs charged to operations |  |  | 1,048 |  |  |  | 1,364 |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 2,425 |
Capitalized platform development |  |  | - |  |  |  | 259 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 259 |
Total stock-based compensation |  | $ | 1,048 |  |  | $ | 1,623 |  |  | $ | 13 |  |  | $ | 2,684 |
|  | Year Ended December 31, 2023 |
|  | Restricted Stock |  |  | Equity Plans |  |  | Warrants |  |  | Totals |
Cost of revenue |  | $ | 2,092 |  |  | $ | 2,136 |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 4,238 |
Selling and marketing |  |  | 257 |  |  |  | 961 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,218 |
General and administrative |  |  | 6,372 |  |  |  | 3,454 |  |  |  | 1,010 |  |  |  | 10,836 |
Total costs charged to operations |  |  | 8,721 |  |  |  | 6,551 |  |  |  | 1,020 |  |  |  | 16,292 |
Capitalized platform development |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,016 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,016 |
Total stock-based compensation |  | $ | 8,721 |  |  | $ | 7,567 |  |  | $ | 1,020 |  |  | $ | 17,308 |
Restricted Stock Units [Member] |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Schedule of Restricted Stock Units Activity | A summary of the restricted stock unit activity during the year ended December 31, 2024 is as follows: Schedule of Restricted Stock Units Activity
|  | Number of Shares |  |  | Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair |
|  | Unvested |  |  | Vested |  |  | Value |
Restricted stock units outstanding at January 1, 2024 |  |  | 199,267 |  |  |  | 612,871 |  |  | $ | 13.55 |
Granted |  |  | 222,396 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1.55 |
Vested |  |  | (366,491 | ) |  |  | 366,491 |  |  |  | 4.11 |
Issuance of common stock for restricted stock units |  |  | - |  |  |  | (971,863 | ) |  |  |  |
Cancelled |  |  | (39,615 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 8.72 |
Restricted stock units outstanding at December 31, 2024 |  |  | 15,557 |  |  |  | 7,499 |  |  |  | 6.99 |
Common Equity Awards [Member] |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award [Line Items] |
Schedule of Fair Value of Stock Options Assumptions | Schedule of Fair Value of Stock Options Assumptions
|  | Years Ended December 31, |
|  | 2024 |  |  | 2023 |
|  | Up-list |  |  | Up-list |
Risk-free interest rate |  |  | 3.85% - 3.98 | % |  |  | 3.46% - 4.82 | %
Expected dividend yield |  |  | 0.00 | % |  |  | 0.00 | %
Expected volatility |  |  | 47.32% - 47.35 | % |  |  | 46.43% - 47.27 | %
Expected life |  |  | 6 years |  |  |  | 6 years |
Summary of Stock Option Activity | A summary of the common stock option activity during the year ended December 31, 2024 is as follows: Summary of Stock Option Activity
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Weighted |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Average |
|  |  |  |  | Weighted |  |  | Remaining |
|  | Number |  |  | Average |  |  | Contractual |
|  | of |  |  | Exercise |  |  | Life |
|  | Shares |  |  | Price |  |  | (in Years) |
Common stock options outstanding at January 1, 2024 |  |  | 5,451,968 |  |  | $ | 9.56 |  |  |  | 4.43 |
Granted |  |  | 22,843 |  |  |  | 0.35 |  |  |  |  |
Forfeited |  |  | (401,489 | ) |  |  | 7.58 |  |  |  |  |
Expired |  |  | (2,129,646 | ) |  |  | 9.20 |  |  |  |  |
Common stock options outstanding at December 31, 2024 |  |  | 2,943,676 |  |  |  | 10.03 |  |  |  | 2.98 |
Common stock options exercisable at December 31, 2024 |  |  | 2,265,249 |  |  |  | 10.06 |  |  |  | 3.72 |
Common stock options not vested at December 31, 2024 |  |  | 678,427 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common stock options available for future grants at December 31, 2024 (1) |  |  | 1,338,225 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(1) |  | Common stock available for future issuance under the 2022 Plan represent 1,800,000 of authorized shares; less 422,052 common stock options outstanding and 19,723 restricted stock units outstanding.

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