Reported by Beet.TV, Nokia is about to open up its Ovi site for content sharing. Beet.TV interviewed Kamar Shah, head of global head of industry and marketing for Nokia.

“The Nokia N95 is becoming part of the Internet social networking phenomenon, Kamar, says. He cites news gathering and the use of the device by 50 Cent and others.  Users can stream live video or e-mail pictures to friends.” 

As you might recall, Nokia acquired Navteq, the map data provider, and the $8.1 billion deal closed earlier this month. Ovi is for people to share photos, videos, music, and other files. And Nokia device users can sync with their PCs.

Kamar discusses the importance of social networking, but as an example uses finding a restaurant near where you are. Huh? A cursory look at the site reveals little integration of the maps with anything but the phones. For example there is no mention of sharing maps between a mobile phone and a PC. What about sharing maps with friends? Not apparent on the Ovi pages, but I found elsewhere that Nokia says you can share routes and favorite spots with friends. Geotagging photos? Nope. The walking directions look interesting, though. No sign of recently acquired Plazes. Plazes is a service that lets people update others on what they are doing and where.

So, one can download the world in 4GB, says Nokia. Under the Ovi brand Nokia is likely to do more in the future with maps and other location-based data. It’s up to buyers, thought, to learn what they can really do … and understand Da Repercussions.