Organization and Business	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Organization and Business	Organization and Business Company Overview Inuvo, Inc. and subsidiaries ("we", "us" or "our") is an internet advertising technology and digital publishing company. We develop technology to deliver content and targeted advertisements over the internet. We generate revenue when an end user clicks on the advertisements we delivered. We manage our business as two segments, the Partner Network and the Owned and Operated Network. The Partner Network delivers advertisements to our partners' owned or managed websites and applications on desktop, tablet and mobile devices. We generate revenue in this segment when an advertisement we serve is clicked. At that time, we share a portion of the revenue we collect from the advertiser with the publishing partner where the click originated. Our proprietary technology platform allows for targeted distribution of advertisements at a scale that measures in the hundreds of millions of advertisements delivered monthly. The Owned and Operated Network designs, builds and markets consumer websites and applications. This segment consists of our mobile-ready ALOT websites and acquired web properties. The focus is on providing engaging content to our users. The majority of revenue generated by this segment is derived from clicks on advertisements delivered through web searches and advertisements displayed on the websites. We have taken several significant steps to position our business for long-term success including investments in ad serving technology, the development of adaptive, native advertising technology, the creation of proprietary content, the expansion of publishers within the Partner Network, the continued expansion of direct relationships with advertisers, and the optimization of overhead and operational costs all of which we expect will improve revenue and profitability. Our ALOT-branded websites and applications have a broad appeal focusing on popular topics such as health, local search, finance, careers, travel, living and education. These sites are content rich, searchable, mobile-ready web properties. We plan to continue the expansion of our website and mobile application business by expanding the ALOT brand and acquiring websites. Recently, we launched the ALOT Auto site that focuses on popular automotive topics. In 2015, we launched our proprietary native advertising solution for web publishers and application developers, "SearchLinks"^®. This is our entry product in the fast growing native advertising marketplace where ad copy seamlessly integrates with the content of the host website or application. SearchLinks was made available to the marketplace in the third quarter of 2015 and is included in the Partner Network. We expect it to be a contributor for the remainder of 2016 and 2017. Liquidity On September 27, 2016, we renewed our Business Financing Agreement with Western Alliance Bank ("Western Alliance Bank"), the parent company of Bridge Bank, N.A., our original lender (see Note 5, "Notes Payable"). The renewal provided continued access to the revolving line of credit up to $10 million through September 2018. As of September 30, 2016, the balance of the revolving line of credit was zero and had approximately $5.7 million of available credit. During the first quarter of 2014, we filed an S-3 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") to replace the existing, expiring S-3 “shelf” registration statement. Though the revolving line of credit and cash generated by operations is expected to provide sufficient cash for operations over the next twelve months, we may still elect to sell stock to the public or to selected investors, or borrow under the current or any replacement line of credit or other debt instruments in order to fund the development of our technologies, make acquisitions, pursue new business opportunities or grow existing businesses. Customer concentration We generate the majority of our revenue from two customers, Yahoo! and Google. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, these two customers combined accounted for 98.5% and 98.6%, respectively, of our gross accounts receivable balance. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, these two customers combined accounted for 98.6% and 98.2% of net revenue, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, these two customers combined accounted for 97.8% and 98.1% of net revenue, respectively. We leverage the vast, direct relationships Yahoo! and Google have with advertisers as an alternative to going directly to advertisers ourselves. While this strategy creates a concentration risk, it also provides upside opportunities not the least of which include; access to hundreds of thousands of advertisers across geographies; the ability to scale our business across verticals; an avoidance of the sales costs associated with a direct to advertisers sales force; access to innovation; and macro level market insight.

Organization and Business

Company Overview

Inuvo, Inc. and subsidiaries ("we", "us" or "our") is an internet advertising technology and digital publishing company.

We develop technology to deliver content and targeted advertisements over the internet. We generate revenue when an end user clicks on the advertisements we delivered. We manage our business as two segments, the Partner Network and the Owned and Operated Network.

The Partner Network delivers advertisements to our partners' owned or managed websites and applications on desktop, tablet and mobile devices. We generate revenue in this segment when an advertisement we serve is clicked. At that time, we share a portion of the revenue we collect from the advertiser with the publishing partner where the click originated. Our proprietary technology platform allows for targeted distribution of advertisements at a scale that measures in the hundreds of millions of advertisements delivered monthly.

The Owned and Operated Network designs, builds and markets consumer websites and applications. This segment consists of our mobile-ready ALOT websites and acquired web properties. The focus is on providing engaging content to our users. The majority of revenue generated by this segment is derived from clicks on advertisements delivered through web searches and advertisements displayed on the websites.

We have taken several significant steps to position our business for long-term success including investments in ad serving technology, the development of adaptive, native advertising technology, the creation of proprietary content, the expansion of publishers within the Partner Network, the continued expansion of direct relationships with advertisers, and the optimization of overhead and operational costs all of which we expect will improve revenue and profitability. Our ALOT-branded websites and applications have a broad appeal focusing on popular topics such as health, local search, finance, careers, travel, living and education. These sites are content rich, searchable, mobile-ready web properties. We plan to continue the expansion of our website and mobile application business by expanding the ALOT brand and acquiring websites. Recently, we launched the ALOT Auto site that focuses on popular automotive topics. In 2015, we launched our proprietary native advertising solution for web publishers and application developers, "SearchLinks"^®. This is our entry product in the fast growing native advertising marketplace where ad copy seamlessly integrates with the content of the host website or application. SearchLinks was made available to the marketplace in the third quarter of 2015 and is included in the Partner Network. We expect it to be a contributor for the remainder of 2016 and 2017.

Liquidity

On September 27, 2016, we renewed our Business Financing Agreement with Western Alliance Bank ("Western Alliance Bank"), the parent company of Bridge Bank, N.A., our original lender (see Note 5, "Notes Payable"). The renewal provided continued access to the revolving line of credit up to $10 million through September 2018. As of September 30, 2016, the balance of the revolving line of credit was zero and had approximately $5.7 million of available credit. During the first quarter of 2014, we filed an S-3 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") to replace the existing, expiring S-3 “shelf” registration statement. Though the revolving line of credit and cash generated by operations is expected to provide sufficient cash for operations over the next twelve months, we may still elect to sell stock to the public or to selected investors, or borrow under the current or any replacement line of credit or other debt instruments in order to fund the development of our technologies, make acquisitions, pursue new business opportunities or grow existing businesses.

Customer concentration

We generate the majority of our revenue from two customers, Yahoo! and Google. At September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, these two customers combined accounted for 98.5% and 98.6%, respectively, of our gross accounts receivable balance. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016, these two customers combined accounted for 98.6% and 98.2% of net revenue, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, these two customers combined accounted for 97.8% and 98.1% of net revenue, respectively.

We leverage the vast, direct relationships Yahoo! and Google have with advertisers as an alternative to going directly to advertisers ourselves. While this strategy creates a concentration risk, it also provides upside opportunities not the least of which include; access to hundreds of thousands of advertisers across geographies; the ability to scale our business across verticals; an avoidance of the sales costs associated with a direct to advertisers sales force; access to innovation; and macro level market insight.