Does a backlink need href to get followed / indexed?

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This is probably a silly question, but bear with me. I'm doing quite a lot of posting using tools such as Ping.fm, Onlywire.com and Pixelpipe. I've noticed that on a number of sites, the links have their html href code stripped out, so in essence they are just plain text and not real links. I'd just like to know if this make them completely worthless? Or does Google still see these as real links and will count them as backlinks to my site?
#backlink #href #indexed

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