"The first thing you do when you think Facebook is down is go on Twitter and search #facebookdown", wrote Britt Whyatt - and that hashtag has quickly reached the top of New Zealand and the world's trending topics.
The first thing you do when you think Facebook is down is go on Twitter and search #facebookdown.
Nayab anticipated the flow of traffic from Facebook to Twitter in advance. "Twitter, close your borders. Facebook refugees coming this way."
Mark Greenaway asked his followers, "can everyone just come and ring my doorbell to update me on what youre doing? If I "like" it you'll be invited in for a cuppa".
Facebook users taking to real life to share photos and pokes seemed to be a theme.
"Facebook is down. Our street is full of new mums showing pictures of their kids to total strangers..." wrote Marc Iles.
#facebookdown can everyone just come and ring my doorbell to update me on what youre doing? If I "like" it you'll be invited in for a cuppa