Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (USD $)	Conversion for the Organization [Member] Preferred Stock [Member]	Conversion for the Organization [Member] Common Stock [Member]	Conversion for the Organization [Member] Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Conversion For Harvest [Member] Preferred Stock [Member]	Conversion For Harvest [Member] Common Stock [Member]	Conversion For Harvest [Member] Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Quepasa Games [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Insider Guides, Inc. [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Quepasa Games [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] Insider Guides, Inc. [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Quepasa Games [Member]	Insider Guides, Inc. [Member]	Total
Balance, amount at Dec. 31, 2009							$ 25			$ 12,743			$ 155,425,366	$ (159,334,739)	$ (6,055)			$ (3,902,660)
Balance, shares (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2009							25,000			12,743,111
Issuance of common stock for cash (in Shares)										1,753,329
Re-pricing of warrants													147,813					147,813
Issuance of warrants													116,286					116,286
Excercise of stock options, amount										784			1,355,387					1,356,171
Excercise of stock options, shares (in Shares)										784,240
Preferred stock dividends														(111,500)				(111,500)
Foreign currency translation adjustment															(796)			(796)
Net loss														(6,650,650)				(6,650,650)
Vesting of stock options for compensation													5,574,536					5,574,536
Issuance of (cancellation) common stock for professional services										7			26,327					26,334
Issuance of (cancellation) common stock for professional services (in Shares)										6,600
Issuance of common stock for cash, net of offering costs										1,753			12,630,604					12,632,357
Issuance of common stock for cash, net of offering costs (in Shares)										1,753,329
Balance, amount at Dec. 31, 2010							25			15,287			175,276,319	(166,096,889)	(6,851)			9,187,891
Balance, shares (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2010							25,000			15,287,280
Vesting of warrants													178,903					178,903
Issuance of common stock for acquisition, amount								349	17,000		2,730,152	72,062,761				2,730,501	72,079,761
Issuance of common stock for acquisition, shares (in Shares)								348,723	16,999,943
Contingent issuance of stock for the acquisition of Quepasa Games													978,750					978,750
Issuance of common stock for conversion of preferred stock, amount	(25)	337	(312)	(1,000)	1,480	(480)
Issuance of common stock for conversion of preferred stock, shares (in Shares)	(25,000)	336,927		(1,000,000)	1,479,949
Issuance of preferred stock for cash							2,000						9,998,000					10,000,000
Issuance of preferred stock for cash (in Shares)							2,000,000
Issuance of common stock for cash										716			2,556,284					2,557,000
Issuance of common stock for cash (in Shares)										716,246
Exercise of warrants										165			742,335					742,500
Exercise of warrants (in Shares)										165,000
Excercise of stock options, amount										812			1,282,841					1,283,653
Excercise of stock options, shares (in Shares)										811,016
Preferred stock dividends														(40,705)				(40,705)
Foreign currency translation adjustment															(456,098)			(456,098)
Net loss														(12,765,818)				(12,765,818)
Vesting of stock options for compensation													4,169,236					4,169,236
Issuance of common stock for cash, net of offering costs (in Shares)										716,246
Balance, amount at Dec. 31, 2011							1,000			36,146			269,974,789	(178,903,412)	(462,949)			90,645,574
Balance, shares (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2011							1,000,000			36,145,084
Excercise of stock options, amount										904			1,253,603					1,254,507
Excercise of stock options, shares (in Shares)										901,321
Foreign currency translation adjustment															(102,996)			(102,996)
Net loss														(10,308,338)				(10,308,338)
Vesting of stock options for compensation													4,033,402					4,033,402
Balance, amount at Dec. 31, 2012							$ 1,000			$ 37,050			$ 275,261,794	$ (189,211,750)	$ (565,945)			$ 85,522,149
Balance, shares (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2012							1,000,000			37,046,405