But a few companies are attracting solid, if not spectacular, revenue from advertising.

Amtrak could buy the cars, improve the tracks and maintain a system that will attract more passengers and revenue, ending the need for operating subsidies.

Unfortunately, the Holyman Sally route was unable to attract sufficient revenue to make the service profitable.

However, during the Depression, heads were turned as the track attracted revenue to the area and was one of the highest paying local jobs at $12 a week.

The rest have private funding or are associated with commercial hospitals, which are eager for new ways to attract patients and revenue, according to the American Fertility Society.

Similarly, the volume concept for Internet retailers relies on a two-step strategy: Their rock-bottom prices, often below cost, will attract customers and revenue.

The midget professional wrestlers had many gimmicks to attract audiences and revenue.

Sports teams are not tourist magnets," Mr. White said, "so they attract revenue but just at the expense of the local movie theater or local restaurant.

Fewer reporters and a smaller amount of space for news stories does not generally attract new readers or new revenue.

What is the value of the mainstream media when the internet seems to be attracting more attention and revenue?