If your goal is to embarrass and piss off the people who have annoyed you, naming names will accomplish that goal.
If your goal is to make a broader point about an industry, naming names will just distract.
If your goal is to criticize a particular company, naming names again distracts from the objective.
I can't read the OP's mind, so I don't know his goals.
There's all the difference in the world between public praise and public criticism. I can't explain it to you, but maybe think back to when you've been on the receiving end of both.
> If your goal is to criticize a particular company, naming names again distracts from the objective.
In this case you couldn't be more wrong. Pointing out to a crowd who mostly knows how awesome Tim O'Reilly is that Tim is still great, but is not really involved anymore, is genuinely useful and constructive criticism.
If your goal is to embarrass and piss off the people who have annoyed you, naming names will accomplish that goal.
If your goal is to make a broader point about an industry, naming names will just distract.
If your goal is to criticize a particular company, naming names again distracts from the objective.
I can't read the OP's mind, so I don't know his goals.
There's all the difference in the world between public praise and public criticism. I can't explain it to you, but maybe think back to when you've been on the receiving end of both.