Google Talk was hushed up Thursday morning.
Many users could not log into Google's instant messaging service and were experiencing errors messages once they could log in.
Source: Google Talk
Google reported that the problem on its Apps Status Dashboard at 6:40 a.m. EDT.
The search giant issued an update 10 minutes later saying: "We're aware of a problem with Google Talk affecting a majority of users. The affected users are able to access Google Talk, but are seeing error messages and/or other unexpected behavior."
Three hours later, the company said it was still investigating.
In a statement later to CNBC, Google said: "We're aware of a problem with Google Talk, and are doing our best to resolve the issue as soon as possible. We are posting regular updates on our Google Apps dashboard."
By almost 11:00 A.M. ET the chat service was restored for some users, and the company said it expected all users to be back up and running soon.
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