I would like to get into this game's multiplayer so first I need your guys' help in website recommendations for the following areas so that I can be oriented quickly:
  
- Tutorial for new players (I don't need anything extremely fundamental as I'm well accustomed to RTS, but something that would explain the general flow and terminology of the game would be good)
- Encyclopedia on unit and building stats, costs, abilities etc. 
- Replays
- Strategy forum (top-end players preferred) 
- Commentary/Livecasting  
- Tournament organizers
- Anything else you can think of that would be useful, along with general tips 
 
Thanks a lot. 

Yeah, Teamliquid should have all the stuff you need, and I'd suggest watching some Day9 as well since he is one of the best for learning the game, especially his Newbie Tuesday feature.

Don't get jelly.

That's a lot of demands.

Day9 for analysis, the Liquipedia on Teamliquid.net for unit info, and the GSL for one of the best tournaments.

Don't listen to day9 too much though since he pretty terrible.

@Joru: I wasn't talking about how good he is at playing. I just think that he's really bad at commentating, exaggerates all the time, same thing with day9tv. I guess it's alright for beginners though.

Day9 may seem meh to some of you "veterans" but I found him extremely helpful to a newcomer like myself.

@Geno: Keep us posted on how your laddering adventure goes. I'm about to do the same.  How is placement working now that S2 is closed already?

@Geno said:

@Aus_azn said:

@Geno: Keep us posted on how your laddering adventure goes. I'm about to do the same. How is placement working now that S2 is closed already?

Doing okay; I lost my first game but won 5 subsequently after that. I'm ranked Top 5 in Dawn of War 2 so I'm hoping I can have similar success in SC2. Mainly what I've been doing since I've got it is just finishing the campaign though, to get me a bit into the lore and to get used to the controls. Thanks to everyone who has responded so far, I will look into everything suggested.

What race do you play?

Whatever race you play, you might want to check out the 12 weeks with the Pro's feature by Mr.Bitter, however it's Zerg only. He basically gets coached by Pro players and streams his sessions. There's also the latest feature which is The next 12 weeks in which he also plays Terran and Protoss.

Day9 may seem meh to some of you "veterans" but I found him extremely helpful to a newcomer like myself.

@Geno said:

@Aus_azn said:

@Geno: Keep us posted on how your laddering adventure goes. I'm about to do the same. How is placement working now that S2 is closed already?

Doing okay; I lost my first game but won 5 subsequently after that. I'm ranked Top 5 in Dawn of War 2 so I'm hoping I can have similar success in SC2. Mainly what I've been doing since I've got it is just finishing the campaign though, to get me a bit into the lore and to get used to the controls. Thanks to everyone who has responded so far, I will look into everything suggested.

What race do you play?

Whatever race you play, you might want to check out the 12 weeks with the Pro's feature by Mr.Bitter, however it's Zerg only. He basically gets coached by Pro players and streams his sessions. There's also the latest feature which is The next 12 weeks in which he also plays Terran and Protoss.