diff --git a/src/applications/phame/controller/post/PhamePostEditController.php b/src/applications/phame/controller/post/PhamePostEditController.php
--- a/src/applications/phame/controller/post/PhamePostEditController.php
+++ b/src/applications/phame/controller/post/PhamePostEditController.php
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
         id(new AphrontFormSelectControl())
         ->setLabel(pht('Visibility'))
         ->setName('visibility')
-        ->setvalue($visibility)
+        ->setValue($visibility)
         ->setOptions(PhameConstants::getPhamePostStatusMap()))
       ->appendChild(
         id(new PhabricatorRemarkupControl())
diff --git a/src/applications/phame/storage/PhamePost.php b/src/applications/phame/storage/PhamePost.php
--- a/src/applications/phame/storage/PhamePost.php
+++ b/src/applications/phame/storage/PhamePost.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
       ->setBloggerPHID($blogger->getPHID())
       ->setBlogPHID($blog->getPHID())
       ->setBlog($blog)
-      ->setDatePublished(0)
+      ->setDatePublished(time())
       ->setVisibility(PhameConstants::VISIBILITY_PUBLISHED);
     return $post;
   }