Bracknell residents are being encouraged to sign up to Twitter and follow the council for latest updates.
Bracknell Forest Council's Twitter page @bracknellforest posts real time information about school and road closures and community events to its 3,000 followers.
The council was one of the first local authorities in the country to start using social media in 2008 when it created Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and YouTube accounts.
Victor Nicholls, assistant chief executive, said: "It is a great tool for us to communicate with residents on a real time basis, and I would encourage those who have a Twitter account to follow us.
The council's use of social media to keep residents up-to-date during the Swinley Forest Fires last May was recognised as excellent in the Chartered Institute of Public Relations' (CIPR) PRide awards in November.