You are on to something but I prefer to have everything inline (symbol and both words). For a web page I prefer to have a logo that is not so high.
Top one is my favorite but I would like it a lot more if the symbol had the same white stroke as the text.
Nice and simple. The symbol feels to big compared to the rest. Can you make it smaller and integrate it more with the text? Now it is just hanging loose.
I like the second one better. That symbol doesn't go together with the rest. I see where you are going with this one. I haven't completely decided if this is the style I want so I will not take up your time with revisions at this point. If I decide to take this route I would however like both words on one line, instead of two.
Here is another idea. If you can come up with a small discrete symbol that works in small sizes, that would work too. It has to be small like this, and somehow connected to the text. http://www.studio3k.com
I like this a lot. This is really what I am after: a creative use of existing fonts with a minimal symbol, if any.
You are on the right track with both words on one line but I am not to keen on that font and the symbol.