Verizon OneSearch, a new Google competitor which appears to have been launched in February. Initially reported as being Bing-powered.

I had strange results. When first used it, it showed stuff I know Bing doesn’t index. I know what Bing (and by extension, DuckDuckGo) looks like for certain searches, and the OneSearch results were nothing like what I saw. I saw the exact results I’d expect from Google Search.

But on a second try with the same search 30 minutes later, the same search results reverted to looking exactly like the mediocre Bing / DuckDuckGo. Very curious.

Anyway, also of note is its Image search, with Google Images-like filters for size and CC licence…

The big drawback to everyday use is its curious 30 seconds of complete unresponsiveness, which seems to kick in every few minutes. When it’s actually responding, it’s fast.