If you ever have this or a similar issue with some other service ever again, there is a simple 2 minute fix:
open your /etc/hosts file in an editor
add a line like this:
96.17.193.242 wwww.whatever.it.is.com
tada! .. this is a static entry that will override their DNS settings, so remember to remove it when the DNS issue is fixed ... the same file exists in Windows, in windows/system32/drivers/etc or some such place. Its always handy to be able to do this to solve temproary DNS failures of important services