Literacy and the Internet

Has the Internet killed, changed or actually fostered literacy? Well to me it's obvious. So many people are reading or writing on blogs and bulletin boards that either (a) these are the same people who would be writing and reading anyway or (b) these are also people who may otherwise not have read or written about their pet subjects at all. Who hasn't had a hobby that they kept largely to themselves? How many of those people now read and write about their pet subjects? Lots, I suspect. Read the Forbes article here for more insight on the topic.