Read Write Web Blog writes about 10 smaller trends in times of a bad economics surroundings
1. Transparency.
2. Relocalization.
3. Reduced power of gatekeepers.
4. Micro-trend Slopes replace Chasms.
5. Changing balance of power between big and small businesses.
6. Self-organizing networks beat command and control structures.
8. Ad $$$ will flow to measurable ROI models.
9. Bubbles will form and pop faster.
10. The end of 11 point lists
If you get VC in this times you could easily start riding with your company on one of this trends
more details here:
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/startups_10_micro_trends_to_bet_on.php