Not so long ago Nokia released an update for Ovi Maps called Good Things, which was part of its commitment - or social strategy - to bring more communicative and social networking tools to its users. So how does Good Things work? Read on to find out more about Nokia’s new user-generated content application...

The premise of Good Things is simple: it allows users to share places of interest (POI). For Example, if you know of a cool little bar, pub, or restaurant that’s hidden away down some backstreet in your city, you now have the option to make it a ‘good thing’ within Ovi Maps, opening it up to hundreds of thousands of people who previously wouldn’t have known it existed.

The Nokia Good Things site is set to go live on the 23rd October, so we thought it would be great to check out how to make the most of the new service.

Once you have Good Things installed, it will appear as an interactive tab within Ovi Maps. From here, you can begin adding as many POIs as you wish. Adding a ‘good thing’ couldn’t be easier, you simply drag a pin onto the map, enter the location’s details, and that’s it, you have created a ‘good thing’ that other Ovi Maps users’ are now able to see.

In addition, you can share your good things in the ever expanding universe of social networking sites. Each Good Thing you create is given a unique URL that you can post as a Tweet. So, anyone following you on Twitter can click your Tweet and be taken directly to Ovi Maps to see your ‘good thing.’

You’re also able to do a little write up of your ‘good thing,’ which is certainly a nice feature to the application as it effectively builds up a database of local amenities recommended by local people in areas that you may never have been to. This is known as user-generated content, and with it you’re essentially getting insider information about specific areas all over the world, so you’ll never have to spend hours trawling through the pages of city guides ever again.

While Good Things is not yet available for mobiles, it will almost certainly will be making the jump to the mobile format sooner rather than later, particularly when you consider Nokia’s recent acquisition of Dopplr, the user-generated content site for travellers, which together with Good Things is really opening up a lot of new possibilities for Nokia users the world over.

For more information check out the Nokia Good Things site

So, what Good Things do you think you'll be adding to the site when it goes live on the 23rd October? Let us know in the Comments below.