Find out if your favorite sites are down or having server problems

Gmail not working right? Does Facebook seem very slow? Are your Twitter feeds not coming through normally? Maybe your favorite site is having difficulties. It happens more often than you might think.

Before you blame your computer or your Internet connection, check out the current status of your favorite site by using this free service available from http://downrightnow.com/

It lists many of the most popular sites on the Web and gives you real-time information. If your favorite site is having difficulties, be patient, they’re working on it.

Here’s a list of sites that are monitor constantly by DownRightNow — information includes current status, time of last disruption, and details.

Twitter status
Facebook status
Foursquare status
Google Mail (Gmail) status
Tumblr status
Windows Live Hotmail status
Yahoo! Mail status
YouTube status
Blogger status
LinkedIn status
Netflix status
Ning status
PayPal status
Skype status
TypePad status

So before you blame your Internet connection or your computer, make sure your favorite site is up and running and not experiencing server problems. It just so happens that every site experiences some problems from time to time, so visit http://downrightnow.com/  before you blame your computer or your ISP.