<p>Gchat (Google Hangout) is down right now. If you're trying to send messages about what to do tonight, you'll have to use email (Gmail works just fine). Alas.</p><p>"We're investigating reports of an issue with Google+ Hangouts," a Google spokesperson told Mashable. "We will provide more information shortly."</p><p>With around 425 million monthly is the leader when it comes to mail services. Yahoo, Hotmail/Outlook (pft), AOL (snort), and EarthLink (chortle) users? This is the one day when you get to gloat.</p><p><a href="http://sfist.com/2014/03/17/yew_gchat_and_google_drive_are_down.php">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://mashable.com/2014/03/17/gchat-google-drive-down/">Gchat Goes Down, Forcing People to Talk in Person</a> (Mashable)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dHuSzxvziBydWZMu5iRIu2RC_DMWM&authuser=0&ned=us">80 additional articles.</a></p>