They say August is a slow news month, but there was a lot of really great content I found that was worth sharing. As always, you can get the Smart People / Smart Ideas series by following me on Twitter.

August 2009

Smart People / Smart Ideas #184 @mitchjoel on the importance of learning: http://tr.im/vBYJ

Smart People / Smart Ideas #185 @malbonster on online serendipity: http://www.madebymany.co.uk/serendipitywtf-001525

Really Smart People / Smart Ideas #186 @peterkim @jowyang @charleneli on “Why Social Media Marketing Fails” http://bit.ly/3wb6ef [h/t @d2k]

Smart People / Smart Ideas #187 @LisaBarone on using SocMed as a weapon: http://bit.ly/bIqdj [hat tip: @arikhanson via @amymengel]

Smart People / Smart Ideas #188 @Britopian guest Post on @briansolis: Active Listening on the Social Web; It’s Overrated http://bit.ly/28VAi

Smart People / Smart Ideas #189 @codybrown [h/t @BBHLabs via @madebymany]: Social Network Identity crisis http://ow.ly/jy8S

Smart People / Smart Ideas #190 – @peterkim on who gets paid for SocMed participation http://twurl.nl/tzb31k  [h/t @Armano]

Smart People / Smart Ideas #191 @JasonFalls on PR pros being SocMed ready http://ff.im/-6p6tF [h/t @OwenGreaves]

Smart People / Smart Ideas #192 – @ischafer on Why Facebook Acquired FriendFeed http://bit.ly/mXrmz

Smart People / Smart Ideas #193 @agencynil crowdsources for new biz opps (via @BBHLabs)  – http://bit.ly/kBfhV

Smart People / Smart ideas #194 @dberkowitz on “The Social Graph Ad Targeting Buyer’s Guide” http://bit.ly/ZJGOn [h/t @jowyang]

Smart People / Smart Ideas #195 @rohitbhargava on Why your brand may WANT to be anti-social online: http://ping.fm/vqmDi

Smart People / Smart Ideas #196 @TomMartin on consiglieres: http://bit.ly/12Dtnz [hat tip to former consigliere @scottmonty]

Smart People / Smart Ideas #197 @michelletripp on Facebook and IP, your IP, http://tr.im/powns

Smart People / Smart Ideas #198 @GeoffLiving breaks down the LIVESTRONG brand http://is.gd/2l5XH

Smart People / Smart Ideas #199 @zephoria on the usefulness of Twitter: http://bit.ly/1VmuFU [hat tip @mikearauz]

Smart People / Smart Ideas #200 (!) @mitchjoel on your legacy in the Digital Age: http://bit.ly/zEQvI

Smart People / Smart Ideas #201 @jowyang on kick starting your communities http://bit.ly/40wZl

Smart People / Smart Ideas #202 @jaffejuice on how change happens (slowly).  http://bit.ly/CO1T9

Smart People / Smart Ideas #203 @mikearauz on becoming a Social Brand http://bit.ly/Phbiv

Smart People / Smart Ideas #204 @LenKendall drops some @ knowledge on Mental Floss http://twurl.nl/m54kub [hat tip @armano]

Smart People/Smart Ideas #205 .@AmberCadabra on writing a release that sounds human http://bit.ly/jkMKR [h/t @MarketerBlog]

Smart People / Smart Ideas #206 @jaffejuice reminds us not to get too far ahead of the consumer on JaffeJuiceTV: http://bit.ly/3PY1RK

Smart People / Smart Ideas #207 @congbo talks web visitor quality v. quantity http://bit.ly/EIEPP [hat tip @mikearauz]

Smart People / Smart Ideas #208 @jaredgruner asks if we need ‘digital’ strategists: http://bit.ly/Nry2T [hat tip @NakedNY]

Smart People / Smart Ideas #209 @tomasacker on the nature of brands http://bit.ly/HlDNy [h/t @jaredgruner]

Smart People / Smart Ideas #210 @dmscott looks at the relationship between personal & corporate brands http://bit.ly/2RWNSq

Smart People / Smart Ideas #211 @juntajoe has The Three Rules to Marketing Reset – Spreadable. Ultra-Niche. Consistent. http://bit.ly/4CKhiD

Smart People / Smart Ideas #212 @mleis lays out a Participation Framework for Social Media http://bit.ly/3AIyaN  [hat tip @MarketerBlog]

Smart People / Smart Ideas #213 @mitchjoel says your company is a media company. Deal with it. http://bit.ly/47Udis

Smart People / Smart Ideas # 214 @katenieder on Marking your social media territory http://twurl.nl/4hhz0w [h/t @warrenss via @Armano] 

Insanely Smart People / Smart Ideas #215 @henryjenkins gets all transmedia with District9  http://bit.ly/szvGf [h/t @BBHLabs]