Maximum of 100 links on a page vs rel="nofollow"

[Horizon]

All,

I read within the SEOmoz blog that search engines consider 100 links on a page to be plenty, and we should try (where possible) to keep within the 100 limit.

My question is; when a rel="nofollow" attribute is given to a link, does that link still count towards your maximum 100?

Many thanks

Guy

[bootleg]

Yes it still counts. Google changed that some years ago. For more info see this blog entry and also Matt Cutts take on this (both articles are about 2 years old, that's when the change happened).

Sorry for editing a third time, but please also have a look at Google's newest statement about the 100 links per site guideline on youtube.

[Horizon]

Thanks bootleg - appreciate the external links.

Guy