...Would it be beneficial if the backstage site or an independent site
started cataloging some of the resources which could be used?
I came across this listing of web services recently (via
http://blog.outer-court.com/):
http://www.xmethods.net/ve2/Directory.po
If nothing else, it's a mine of ideas.
I'd love to see a wiki which combined listings of resources like that
with howtos, best practices, tutorials etc. It should be independant of
the BBC, since it wouldn't be solely about backstage feeds or APIs. I'd
be happy to slap MediaWiki onto a server if there's enough people to
kick start it and keep it free of spam....