Update 2: We just received a statement from a YouTube spokesperson:

“Some users encountered errors, or a slower than normal experience on YouTube today. Our engineers worked quickly to address the issue and fixed the problem within minutes. We’re sorry for any inconvenience this caused our users.”

Update: It’s back, in time for the call.

YouTube is down. Here’s what we’re seeing:

Twitter is going crazy.

This just happens to come at a time when Google is getting ready to do its earnings call, which is supposed to be available via webcast on YouTube. There was already one Google earnings-related debacle today.

We’ve reached out to Google for comment, and will update if and when we receive a response.