I think we're going to see a big shift towards small to medium IT/dev companies, and a ton of freelancers. I'm one of those, because I'm about to start doing IT work for businesses in my small town.

My friend is a townie, and he does this. Actually, we've been musing about putting our lot in together, since I usually work for the corp outfits, except I can't find fuck all lately in the 9-5 realm.