Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  LIBERTY MEDIA CORP /DE/
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/09/2005
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Expedia, Inc. [EXPE]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
12300 LIBERTY BLVD.
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share 43,619,787
I
By wholly owned subsidiaries
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share 22
I
By subsidiaries (1)
Class B Common Stock, par value $.001 per share 1,176,594
I
By wholly owned subsidiaries
Class B Common Stock, par value $.001 per share 24,423,404
I
By subsidiaries (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP /DE/
12300 LIBERTY BLVD.
ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112
    X    

Signatures

By: /s/ Charles Y. Tanabe, Senior Vice President 08/19/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Of such 22 shares of common stock, (a) 8 shares are held by BDTV II Inc., (b) 8 shares are held by BDTV III Inc. and (c) 6 shares are held by BDTV IV Inc. The Reporting Person holds in excess of 99% of the equity of each of BDTV II Inc., BDTV III Inc. and BDTV IV Inc., but does not hold any of the voting power in those entities. Mr. Barry Diller holds all of the voting power in BDTV II Inc., BDTV III Inc. and BDTV IV Inc.
(2) Of such 24,423,404 shares of Class B common stock, (a) 4,000,000 shares are held by BDTV Inc., (b) 15,618,222 shares are held by BDTV II Inc., (c) 4,005,182 shares are held by BDTV III Inc. and (d) 800,000 shares are held by BDTV IV Inc. The Reporting Person holds in excess of 99% of the equity of each of BDTV Inc., BDTV II Inc., BDTV III Inc. and BDTV IV Inc., but does not hold any of the voting power in those entities. Mr. Barry Diller holds all of the voting power in BDTV Inc., BDTV II Inc., BDTV III Inc. and BDTV IV Inc.

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