HP buys domain for cloud offering and a look at 18 other end user domain purchases this past week.

HP is the biggest name on this week’s end user domain sales report. The company purchased CloudFolders.com for what amounts to pennies (or a fraction of a penny) to the company: $3,790 at Sedo. Interestingly, the company did not also acquire CloudFolder.com (singular).

Here are 18 other end user sales, including if they took place at Afternic or Sedo:

Injury Care of Utah, which owns InjuryCareofUtah.com, bought InjuryCare.net for $1,288 (Afternic).

Here’s a perfect domain buy. Multifamily Utility, which provides submetering to multifamily properties, bought SubmeterStore.com for $700 (Sedo).

The company behind Lottery.co.uk bet $2,500 on LotteryApps.com (Sedo).

The modern furnishings store affiliated with popular modern living magazine Dwell, Dwell Home Furnishing, bought ThereStyle.com for $1,895 (Afternic).

Publication Yachting Matters paid $2,500 for SuperYachtBrokers.com (Afternic). Remember when MegaYachts.com sold for $150,000 at auction in 2007?

The owner of DJPromotions.org upgraded to .com for $3,000 (Afternic).

Garage Creative Studios shortened its web address form GarageCreativeStudios.com to GarageCreative.com for $1,195 (Afternic).

Stock photo site ShutterStock.com bought ShutterSpark.com for $1,395 (Sedo).

Clothing company Dickies bought MilitaryHero.com for $1,000 (Afternic).

Eurofoods Group, a wholesaler to caterers, bought CaterersDirect.com for $1,288 (Afternic).

Indoor Air Quality Corporation shortened its domain from IAQcorp.com to IAQC.com for $2,250 (Sedo).

Accounting software company FreeAgent.com bought FreeAgent.org for $1,937 (Afternic).

Documentary films company The Documentary Group shortened its web address a lot from TheDocumentaryGroup.com by picking up DocGroup.com for $2,500 (Afternic).

Facedown Records also shortened its address from FacedownRecords.com to FaceDown.com for $3,500 (Afternic).

Lehigh Valley Health Network bought MidAtlanticHealth.com for $3,188 (Afternic).

Promotional products company Wackes, which is on the web at Wackes.se, globalized with Wackes.com for $3,188 (Afternic).

Materials company PPG Industries, which sells paints, bought PaintIt.net for $1,788 (Afternic).

Apartment company Fairfield Residential bought FairfieldDevelopment.com for $2,500 (Afternic).

Four old names and a new one on this year’s list.

Which company is most innovative when it comes to selling domains in the aftermarket?

1,152 people shared their thoughts on this question in Domain Name Wire’s annual survey.

In first place is Sedo, capturing 37% of the vote.

Next up is GoDaddy at 27%. The company has steadily marched up the charts in this category as more and more domainers find ways to both buy and sell on its auction platform.

A new entrant into the list this year is DomainNameSales.com, which is interconnected with Frank Schilling’s InternetTraffic.com parking platform. It snagged 8% of the vote.

In fourth place is NameMedia with 6%. Rounding out the top 5 is the Domaining.com network.

The overall “best” online domain sales venue according to survey takers is Sedo.

I can think of a lot of reasons these companies can be described as innovative. Perhaps next year I’ll ask why when people answer this question in the survey.

Read more survey results here.

Here are 21 domain purchases made by “end users”.

This week’s chock-full end user sales report has 21 end user domain purchases. Notable buyers include Fool.com, Novartis, Southern Company, and The Future Project.

All sales were at Afternic unless otherwise noted.

Field Fresh Foods, Inc. paid $2,088 for FreshSnacks.com

501c3 The Future Project bought Dream.org for $25,000.

Electronics repair company Tekmedia Group, Inc bought TechMediaGroup.com for $1,088.

Seattle based fitness chain Allstar Fitness paid $1,788 for CrossSport.com.

Bath remodeling contractor Leading Renovations Inc got the descriptive name AffordableBathrooms.com for $1,888.

Landscape company Austin Outdoor (not in Austin, TX), which owns AustinOutdoor.net, upgraded to the .com for $2,733.50.

American Taekwondo Association bought WMAOnline.com for $1,621, no doubt for “World Martial Arts” online.

A California man bought FireCongress.com for $5,000.

Fool.com invested $2,000 for EditorsPick.com. For stock picks, perhaps?

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd paid $1,700 for ValueLease.com.

Micro credit company 4finance Group bought 4Finance.net for $1,088.

Sho Cho Sushi Shop in Dubai bought Sushigo.net for $1,488.

Environmental Health Testing LLC paid $X for FoodSafetyAtHome.com for $1,788.

CampingWorld.com returned to the domain aftermarket to buy RVInsuranceAgency.com for $2,700 at Sedo.

DayTripper Tours, which already owns DayTripper.com, protected itself by buying DayTripperTours.com for $1,941.

Apollo Video Technology improved its web address AVT-USA.com for $2,288 by dropping the hyphen.

Pharmaceutical giant Novartis AG bought MenInfo.com for $2,300.

Rain Forest Tram, Ltd, which owns RainForestAdventure.com, bought CoralReefAdventures.com for $1,788.

Hosting forum company ProBoards bought FreeForum.net for $5,000.

Pacific Links International, owner of ThePacificLinks.com, shortened its web address to PacificLinks.com for $5,488.

Energy company The Southern Company, which owns George Power Company, bought SelectGeorgia.com for $1,295.

Domain Guardians sees increased demand for domain brokerage.

Domain Guardians has added a domain sales newsletter to its mix.

The company, founded in part by former Fabulous employees Mike Robertson and Jen Sale, has increased its brokerage activity lately. Last year it sold eSignature.com for $150,000.

Domain Guardians’ primary product is estate planning and management for domain name owners. But it has expanded its offerings based on the skillset of Robertson and Sale, who spent many years managing and promoting Fabulous.com.

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16 companies buy the right domain in the domain aftermarket.

Here’s Domain Name Wire’s weekly look at end user domain sales. All of these sales took place on Afternic unless otherwise noted.

The owner of eClassie.com wised up to the radio test and bought eClassy.com for $3,500.

Another domain registrant made a smart move by dropping a hyphen. The owner of Fifth-Axis.com bought FifthAxis.com for $2,149.70.

Williams Chevrolet Honda Geo of Traverse, Michigan paid $1,500 for WilliamsMotors.com.

Arysta LifeScience Corporation bought Arysta.com for EUR 7,000 on Sedo.

Pest management company Beneficial Insectary bought FlyControl.com for $4,588.

A company called Effective Fundraising Strategies bought EffectiveFundraising.com for $1,188.

Here’s an example of a company that owns a category killer domain buying a more niche domain to go along with it. Wild Attire Inc., which owns Ties.com, bought CorporateTies.com for $2,921.

Another upgrade, this time from .me to .com. The owner of Entheos.me bought Entheos.com for $8,000.

Unknown.com, Inc. paid $1,177 for UnknownPublisher.com.

Book publisher Thomas Nelson returned to the domain aftermarket to pick up TimeWithGod.com for $1,188.

New Jersey based heating and cooling repair company Airflow Systems, which does business as The Weather Busters, bought WeatherBusters.com for $2,488.

The company behind AdKeeper, which has garnered lots of press, registered DealKeeper.com for $2,088. I think you can guess what that domain will be used for.

Emerald Performance Materials, LLC paid $1,295 for EmeraldChemicals.com.

New York City car wholesaler and exporter Targa Motor Group bought Carporter.com for $1,000.

Professional staffing company Strategic Professional Staffing Inc. bought AttorneysonDemand.com for $1,500.

CampingWorld.com bought FastRescue.com for EUR 1,000 at Sedo.