SMC is still around. And a nice niche coin.

Smart was forked long ago to be mined on x11, and the max coins reduced, around 36M.

The network has fair numbers, but the best part is that it is one of the easiest blockchains to sync. Very light and fast loading wallet.

Current goal, and goal since around spring 2015, is not to take on bitcoin or even doge. Instead, Smartcoin is focused on a gathering of intelligent people to organize themselves and their talents around this crypto coin. It will likely take years, but in the meantime SMC provides a robust and stable blockchain with several markets to trade in, think of it as the "Smart" club coin. http://smartcoin.cc/

Other current projects are a general study of the crypto markets and 2.0 platforms as they develop and investing into them when it is smart to do so. This collective fund will be used to maintain and promote SMC.