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From 'how to' to hair dye: our lockdown web searchesBy Zoe KleinmanTechnology reporter, BBC News 19 May 2020 Related TopicsCoronavirus pandemic Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage captionE-commerce platform Redbrain saw millions of searches for free weights during the UK's lockdownYouTube says people are watching instructional videos more than ever as they seek new skills during lockdown.Videos with titles like "how to" and "step-by-step" are being viewed for 65% longer than this time last year, the platform said.Meanwhile, questions which begin "how to..." are increasingly appearing in search engine trends.At the same time, online shoppers are in the market for garden plants, lawn mowers, free weights and hair dye."There are lots of 'how to' questions," said Nalina Eggert, an SEO expert at the BBC. "How to make hand sanitiser, face masks and bread, how to cut your hair."Nalina has seen a notable rise in questions about gr…