Today, Facebook has been unstable for many users. In the last 15 minutes or so, Facebook seems to be completely inaccessible (down). Facebook has given the following statement: “We are experiencing site issues that are affecting some people. As a result, the site may be slow or time out for some users. We are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.” Facebook downtime is rare but even the world’s largest social network occasionally has stability issues. It’s a big deal: with 500 million active users, complaints about facebook downtime mount up pretty quickly. Here are some funny status updates from around the web from places like twitter, while facebook was down. With Facebook down I give it 3 hours before people start eating each other. is on twitter because facebook is down. Facebook down. Workplace productivity up by43%. is surprised at how many people “need facebook for work”. is missing my facebook stalking antics already. Facebook down, productivity levels around the