Are there any major web site development companies?
 

Are there any major web site development companies? Or do the majority of highly professional website get development by smaller scale operations or internally?

I'm interested in this too, I think there are mainstream companies that many not object to coding for an adult site there are also some companies like siteextreme.com

From what I have experienced, it appears to be more along the lines of individual contractors for the adult sector.

And more corps. doing things for corps (everyone needs to CYA and have a scapegoat it seems - opinions from living too long in a gov't town :).

If anyone needs sites designed - I know a HIGHLY skilled artist who was just laid off due to those he was working for (a corp) went under. He has time and talent and won't cost a million.

Cheers,
/Allister

If there is need of programming, i'm available. Let me know if interested!

I may be interested. Can you show me some sample work?

bump, good question

It seems to me that every website is developed by small-time developers or by internal developers, in the case of huge companies, with huge marketing budgets...

There are all kinds, really. Independent freelancers, employees and staffs as well as larger design companies.

Large sites are built by a different breed of website designer. A high end Advertising firm, IBM, and anything in-between employ them.
This is the usual team structure of a large corporate B to B or B to C site. It?s a pretty standard corporate dingo tree;
Project leader
Workflow team lead/manager
Site flow team lead/manager
UI team lead/developer
ASP/Java/C++ team lead/developer
SQL / Oracle team lead/developer

Some of these companies must have websites. Do you know any of them? I would love to check them out.

Almost of the high-end design firms who cater to Fortune 500 companies:

http://www.digitalthread.com/designhaus/best1.html

http://www.2advanced.com/

These sites are incredible, but I do not think sites like this "work".

check out blitzds.com

2advanced.com is hot, but too long to load.

Too much is like not enough... but they probably could do something good if they stay lower a little bit!