Thanks for your submissions, rem-brand. These are fun. They are probably TOO fun for what we're looking for, however. We won't pursue the the vertical "THE" as it probably makes the logo feel too animated. Also, we have played with the idea of the globe and, while it's not completely off-the-table, we feel globes are a bit too generic and overused.
We would love to see perhaps simpler designs with a more serious feel.