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Stockholders’ Equity (Details Textual)				1 Months Ended		4 Months Ended	5 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Stockholders’ Equity (Details Textual)	Apr. 04, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Oct. 13, 2016 shares	Aug. 11, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Oct. 19, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Oct. 16, 2016 shares	Apr. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2017 shares	Dec. 19, 2016 shares	Nov. 04, 2016 shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights \| $ / shares								$ 0.20
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues \| $								$ 0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Date								Oct. 19, 2022
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested, Number of Shares							175,000	5,537,556
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized \| $								$ 3,500,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition								1 year 7 months 6 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross								3,650,500
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price \| $ / shares								$ 1.36
Share-Based Compensation \| $							$ 1,105,769	$ 1,625,687
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Intrinsic Value \| $								$ 233,000
Common Stock, Par Or Stated Value Per Share \| $ / shares							$ 0.01	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Stock, Shares Authorized							100,000,000	100,000,000	100,000,000
Common Stock, Shares, Issued							22,047,531	28,516,009	22,047,531
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding							22,047,531	28,516,009	22,047,531				22,047,531
Stockholders' Equity Note, Stock Split, Conversion Ratio			4.13607
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount \| $			$ 2,952
Accelerated Share Repurchases, Final Price Paid Per Share \| $ / shares			$ 0.0002
Stock Repurchase Program, Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased			7,966,070										4,094,708
Recapitalization, Number Of Shares Transfer To Escrow Account								4,094,708
Number Of Shares In Escrow Subject To Performance Condition								4,381,003
Common Stock Share Percentage Escrowed								35.00%
Percentage Of Escrow Shares To Be Released Subject To Performance Condition							72.50%	56.00%	72.50%
Recapitalization Number Of Shares Transfer To Escrow Account Subject to Buy Back Right								1,927,641
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award, Options, Cashless Exercises in Period								150,000
Reclssification Of Sharebased Compensation To Website Development Costs \| $							$ 139,375	$ 614,573
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance								5,000,000
Net Cash Proceeds \| $								$ 2,700,000
Share Price \| $ / shares	$ 1.00
Proceeds from Issuance of Private Placement \| $	$ 3,765,000						0	$ 6,254,946
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Other \| $	$ 446,000			$ 296,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights								1,169,607
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period								0
Private Placement [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues	3,765,000			2,391,304
Share Price \| $ / shares	$ 1.00			$ 1.15
Proceeds from Issuance of Private Placement \| $	$ 3,765,000			$ 2,734,205
Non Cash Expenses [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Other \| $	201,000			$ 282,000
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Total Compensation Yet Recognized \| $										$ 2,800,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Private Placement \| $						$ 1,250,000
Software and Software Development Costs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Share-Based Compensation \| $							$ 139,375
TheMaven Network, Inc [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Acquisitions			12,209,677
MDB Capital Group Llc [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues				119,565
Payments for Brokerage Fees \| $	$ 188,250
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Issued for Services	162,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights				119,565
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested, Number of Shares							0
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition								1 year 7 months 6 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross		62,041			245,434		12,209,677
Share-Based Compensation \| $							$ 1,093,977	$ 777,206
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Not yet Recognized, Share-based Awards Other than Options \| $								$ 5,600,000
Restricted Stock [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Employee Service Share Based Compensation Nonvested Awards Total Compensation Yet Recognized \| $										$ 4,100,000
Channel Partner Warrants [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested, Number of Shares							0	230,000	0
Share-Based Compensation \| $							$ 0	$ 229,720
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Share-Based Compensation \| $								$ 618,761
Stock Warrants [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period							350,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized												5,000,000
Stock Warrants [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights \| $ / shares							$ 0.95	$ 0.95	$ 0.95
Stock Warrants [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights \| $ / shares							1.09	2.20	1.09
Stock Warrants [Member] \| Weighted Average [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights \| $ / shares							$ 1.05	$ 1.36	$ 1.05
Recapitalization [Member] \| Employee Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Date								May 15, 2019
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award, Options, Shares Assumed For Recapitalization								175,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Shares Assumed For Recapitalization, Weighted Average Exercise Price \| $ / shares								$ 0.17
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period								25,000
Recapitalization [Member] \| Stock Warrants [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights \| $ / shares								$ 0.20
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Date								Nov. 04, 2021
Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other Than Options, Shares Assumed Through Recapitalization								1,169,607
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Intrinsic Value \| $							$ 1,988,000	$ 90,000	$ 1,988,000
Stock Incentive 2016 Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Date							Dec. 28, 2026
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized \| $								$ 1,169,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition								1 year 6 months
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross							100,137	2,101,500
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price \| $ / shares							$ 1.02
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized											1,670,867	1,670,867
Employee [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues		62,041
Directors Two [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues \| $							$ 6,250
Director [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Compensation Cost [Line Items]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues		245,434