Other Balance Sheet Items

The details of prepaid expenses and other current assets as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 were as follows (in thousands):



	December 31,
	2012		2011
Prepaid expenses	$	1,741	$	1,642
Other current assets	519		481
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	2,260	$	2,123

The details of changes to the allowance for doubtful accounts and reserve for subscriber refunds are as follows (in thousands):



	Allowance for doubtful accounts			Reserve for subscriber refunds
Balance at December 31, 2009	$	501		$	—
Additions — charged to costs and expenses, or contra revenue, net	139			70
Deductions — recoveries of amounts previously charged-off	60			—
Deductions — write-offs	(314		)	—
Balance at December 31, 2010	386			70
Additions — charged to costs and expenses, or contra revenue, net	173			1,931
Deductions — recoveries of amounts previously charged-off	(123		)	—
Deductions — write-offs	(36		)	(1,108		)
Balance at December 31, 2011	400			893
Additions — charged to costs and expenses, or contra revenue, net	304			1,269
Deductions — recoveries of amounts previously charged-off	—			—
Deductions — write-offs	(206		)	(1,172		)
Balance at December 31, 2012	$	498		$	990

Local Deals and Getaway merchant payable included in accounts payable was $23.4 million and $16.0 million, as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The details of accrued expenses as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 were as follows (in thousands):



	December 31,
	2012		2011
Accrued advertising expense	$	2,059	$	1,148
Accrued compensation expense	3,879		2,923
Unexchanged promotional merger shares	3,000		—
Accrued payments to merchants	101		244
Other accrued expenses	2,038		1,103
Reserve for subscriber refunds	916		893
Total accrued expenses	$	11,993	$	6,311