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Looks like a DNS problem this time.  Both apps.new.facebook.com and apps.facebook.com, the domains from which applications are initially accessed, have gone offline several times today — at least for Comcast customers — according to reports in the forums.  (I can confirm this too, and I’m on Comcast.)

It’s unclear if it’s a Comcast problem, a Facebook problem, or something else.  But Facebook does plan to get rid of the .new. subdomain now that the new profiles are rolled out, which would require some DNS modifications. And given the company’s track record, I’m not entirely ready to give Facebook the benefit of the doubt.