In today’s Quick Hits, we talk about an amusing (and embarrassing) new website, how some parents are tracking their kids online, and the steps that Rep. Anthony Weiner has taken to distance himself from a Twitter hack.

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Literally Unbelievable Website Shows Embarrassing Facebook Updates

Satire is an especially tricky form of comedy, but it’s one that the writers at humor newspaper The Onion have perfected. In fact, they’re so good at it, that some people actually think headlines in The Onion are real. The new Tumblr blog Literally Unbelievable takes advantage of these errors by posting instances where people commented on the headlines assuming they were real. The result is quite funny, and is yet another demonstration of why it pays to think before you post anything on Facebook.

Parents Track Kids Via E-mail and Text Messaging

A new U.K. survey shows that “parents are sending an average of 312 emails and 600 text messages every year to keep track of their children.” The research, from National Family Week, also showed that 20% of parents said “the best place to find out what their children were doing was on social networks, such as Facebook.” Actively monitoring one’s child online is an important step in helping he or she curate a positive online reputation and defend himself or herself from cyberbullying. However, moderation and discretion is also important.

The Story Behind Google Ads for Your Name

If you’ve ever Googled your name, you might be surprised to see an ad pop up inviting you to learn more about yourself. Forbes privacy blogger Kashmir Hill recently experienced this phenomena and decided to investigate. In an interesting article, Hill talks to people-search website Intelius about its practice of taking out ads based on people’s names. Hill also investigates Google’s policies on advertising and discovers that ads in people’s names may go against the company’s stated policies.

Rep. Anthony Weiner Hires Attorney Over Twitter Incident

Rep. Anthony Weiner has retained an attorney following an incident in which he was accused of sending a lewd photo to a Twitter follower. Weiner claims that his Twitter account was hacked and that the attorney is only to advise him of “what civil or criminal actions should be taken” regarding the incident. The tweet, which contained a close-up image of a man’s underwear, was directed toward a Washington state college student who has had no contact with Weiner previously. Weiner said there may be a link between his Facebook account being hacked and the Twitter incident.