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Note 5 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details Textual) - USD ($)			12 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Goodwill			$ 21,005,143	$ 21,005,143
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired			$ 6,529,654	760,000
Customer Relationships [Member]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life			7 years
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired			$ 6,529,654	68,000
Melbourne IT Limited [Member]
Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs	$ 200,000
Melbourne IT Limited [Member] \| Demand Loan Facility 2012 [Member]
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt		$ 6,000,000
Melbourne IT Limited [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	7 years
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	$ 6,000,000
Four Smaller Domain Related Acquisitions [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired			$ 300,000
Minimum [Member]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life			4 years
Maximum [Member]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life			15 years
Domain Name Services [Member]
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)			$ 42,673	$ 206,116
Domain Services Operating Segment [Member]
Goodwill			$ 18,900,000
Goodwill Percentage Related to Operating Segments			90.00%
Network Access Services [Member]
Goodwill			$ 2,100,000
Goodwill Percentage Related to Operating Segments			10.00%